Monday, April 03, 2006

Propeller driven Aeroplane

Category : Science
(Adult Supervision Required)


  1. Take a metre long bamboo stick.
  2. Fix a mini motor at one of its ends with a freely rotating propeller fixed to it. The propeller may be cut out of thick drawing sheet or aluminium or tin foil.
  3. A battery cell of 1.5V be fixed at the other end of the stick with cellotape.
  4. The battery terminals should be connected to the terminals of the motor.
  5. Cut the wire somewhere at the centre to keep the cell disconnected when not in use.
  6. Suspend the stick with a long thread at the centre by balancing it.
  7. Now complete the circuit by joining the disconnected ends. The propeller begins to rotate. With the result there is an air-drift and the gadget begins to rotate freely, parallel to the ground.

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