风筝设计及其在航空教育实践中的应用

THE DESIGN OF KITE AND ITS APPLICATION IN AERONAUTICAL EDUCATION

为了使风筝能够更好地在青少年航空教育教学实践中得到推广,本文阐述了风筝构造、空气动力,以及受力与稳定性分析等风筝设计的相关概念与原理,介绍了美国NASA航空教育的风筝设计软件Kite Modeler,以及自己的教育教学实践情况。实践表明,风筝设计、制作、放飞是一项集简易航空器设计、手工制作、体能锻炼、休闲娱乐等为一体的实践活动,在大中小学航空教育中具有良好的现实意义。

In order to better popularize kites in the aviation education among youngsters,the design principles for the kite,such as its structure and the force and stability analyses,are discussed,and a design software Kite Modeler of NASA,as well as our education practice,is introduced in the present paper.It is shown that the design,the making and the flying of the kite is a practical activity,which integrates the simple aircraft design,the handcrafting,the physical exercise,the leisure and the entertainment,and has practical significance in the aviation education in primary and secondary schools.