Follow
Wednesday, 19 February 2014 13:28

C5-32: SAILING UPWIND - HAIRDRYER AND SAILBOAT

C5-32: SAILING UPWIND - HAIRDRYER AND SAILBOAT

Additional Info

  • ID Code: C5-32
  • Purpose: Illustrate sailing upwind
  • Description: A sailboat is modeled by a toy car; the car wheels allow motion only in the forward/backward direction, thus performing the function of the keel. When the sail is set at the proper angle on the boat, and the wind blows at the proper angle onto the sail, the boat will move with some velocity component in the direction from which the wind is coming.
  • Availability: Available
  • References: REFERENCES: (PIRA 1J30.60)
  • Loc codes: C5, F5
Read 2019 times Last modified on Wednesday, 19 May 2021 15:00
Published in C5 Third Law of Motion
Tagged under
More in this category: « C5-18 FAN CART C5-17: ROCKET BOTTLE »
back to top
  • 1