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>> HI, I'M SYDNEY,

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AND I'M COMING TO YOU FROM

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THE FLIGHT RESEARCH BUILDING,

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ALSO KNOWN AS THE HANGAR,

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AT THE NASA GLENN

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RESEARCH CENTER.

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NASA HAS A CHALLENGE

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TO SHARE WITH YOU,

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AND WE WANT TO SEE

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YOUR SOLUTIONS.

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IT'S CALLED LET IT GLIDE.

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IN 1958, THE NACA BECAME

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NASA AS WE KNOW IT TODAY.

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EVEN AFTER 100 YEARS

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OF RESEARCH, NASA CONTINUES

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TO STUDY AND IMPROVE FLIGHT.

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TODAY, I'M HERE WITH

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GLENN RESEARCH CENTER'S

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CHEIF OF AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS,

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JIM DEMERS.

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JIM, CAN YOU TELL US

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A BIT ABOUT THE RESEARCH DONE

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ON NASA'S AIRCRAFT.

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>> OF COURSE, SYDNEY.

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WE LOAD SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT

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INTO THESE PLANES AND STUDY

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THE WORLD AROUND US,

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FROM AS LOW AS A FEW

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HUNDRED FEET ABOVE THE GROUND,

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AND UP TO 40,000 FEET

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IN THE AIR.

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WE ARE CURRENTLY USING

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OUR TWIN OTTER AIRCRAFT TO

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STUDY THE HARMFUL ALGAE BLOOMS

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IN LAKE ERIE, AND OUR T-34

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IS BEING USED TO TEST

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COMMUNICATIONS FOR AIRCRAFT.

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WE ARE ALSO RESEARCHING

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UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS

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LIKE DRONES,

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AND HOW THEY WILL WORK

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ALONGSIDE PILOTED AIRCRAFT.

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>> SO WHAT DETERMINES WHICH PLAN

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YOU USE FOR WHICH RESEARCH?

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>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

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WE MODIFY OUR AIRCRAFT FOR

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DIFFERENT TYPES OF RESEARCH,

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FOR EXAMPLE, THE TWIN OTTER

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WAS DESIGNED TO FLY

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AT LOWER ALTITUDES AND LAND

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ON SHORT RUNWAYS.

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WHILE THE S3 WAS MADE TO

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FLY HIGH, FAST, AND LAND

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ON AIRCRAFT CARRIERS.

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OUR S-3 VIKING PERFORMS

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WELL AT LOWER ALTITUDES CLOSE

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TO THE GROUND, AS WELL AS

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THE MID ALTITUDE RANGE.

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YOU'LL NOTICE THE WING SHAPES

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AND THICKNESS, FUSELAGE DESIGNS

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AND ENGINES ARE DIFFERENT

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DEPENDING ON THE AIRCRAFT'S

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INTENDED MISSION OR USE.

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BASED ON THESE FEATURES,

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THE PLANES WILL

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PERFORM DIFFERENTLY,

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GIVING US THE ABILITY TO FLY

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GREATER DISTANCES

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AND HIGHER ALTITUDES,

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AT FASTER SPEEDS

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OR CARRY MORE WEIGHT.

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WE THEN CHOOSE THE PLANE

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THAT WILL DO THE BEST JOB

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FOR THE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

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WE ARE WORKING ON.

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NASA IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING

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AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT

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DESIGNED AS A LOW BOOM VEHICLE.

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TO REDUCE OR ALMOST ELIMINATE

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THE THUNDER-LIKE SOUND

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PRODUCED WHEN AN AIRCRAFT

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FLIES FASTER THAN THE SPEED

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OF SOUND.

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THIS NOISE IS CALLED

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THE SONIC BOOM.

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THIS RESEARCH COULD ALLOW

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SUPERSONIC FLIGHTS OVER

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THE UNITED STATES AND MAKE

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AIR TRAVEL FASTER

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AND MORE EFFICIENT.

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>> SO HERE'S WHERE YOU COME IN.

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TO BETTER UNDERSTAND

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THE AIRCRAFT FEATURES

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THAT JIM MENTIONED, WE WANT

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YOUR TEAM TO DESIGN AND BUILD

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A GLIDER OUT OF A SHOEBOX

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THAT COULD MODEL ONE OF

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THESE TYPES OF AIRCRAFT.

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TO COMPLETE THE CHALLENGE,

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YOU AND YOUR TEAM WILL EXPLORE

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THE FOUR COURSES OF FLIGHT.

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AND WORK THROUGH

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THE ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS

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TO COME UP WITH THE BEST

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DESIGN POSSIBLE.

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YOU WILL NEED TO DESIGN

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AND BIULD A GLIDER

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THAT MUST...

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THERE WILL BE OPPORTUNITIES

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TO INTERACT WITH NASA SCIENTISTS

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AND ENGINEERS LIKE US.

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WHEN YOU'VE CREATED

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YOUR FINAL SOLUTION,

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YOUR TEAM WILL PRESENT IT

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TO NASA.

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AS FUTURE SCIENTISTS

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AND ENGINEERS, NASA NEEDS

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YOUR HELP IN SOLVING

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THIS REAL WORLD PROBLEM.

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>> GOOD LUCK! AND WE LOOK

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FORWARD TO SEEING

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YOUR SOLUTIONS.

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