1J30.60 - Sailing Against the Wind - Air Track

Code Number:
1J30.60
Demo Title:
Sailing Against the Wind - Air Track
Condition:
Excellent
Principle:
Resolution of Forces
Area of Study:
Mechanics
Procedure:

See the 1C10.10 and 1H10.20 entries also.

References:
  • John C. Salzsieder, "Wind Car", TPT, Vol. 37, # 6, Sept. 1999, p. 359.
  • P. J. Jackson, "Sailing Into the Wind", TPT, Vol. 17, # 2, Feb. 1979, p. 80.
  • Sabinus H. Christensen, "Sailing Into the Wind", TPT, Vol. 17, # 7, Oct. 1979, p. 416.
  • Sabinus H. Christensen, "Erratum", TPT, Vol. 17, # 9, Dec. 1979, p. 560.
  • Richard S. Murphy, Jack Van Geldren, "A Note From the Real World", TPT, Vol. 16, # 5, May 1978, p. 260.
  • R. E. Benenson, Andrew Hmiel , Kathleen Kowsky, "Air Track to Demonstrate Sailing Into the Wind", TPT, Vol. 16, # 7, Oct. 1978, p. 505.
  • Jerry D. Wilson, "Newton's Sailboat", TPT, Vol. 10, # 6, Sept. 1972, p. 300.
  • Steven R. Smith and Jerry D. Wilson, "A New Design to Demonstrate Newton's Third Law", TPT, Vol. 10, # 4, April 1972, p. 208.
  • Paul G. Hewitt, "Sailboat Demonstration", TPT Vol. 6, # 2, Feb. 1968, p. 79.
  • Louis Caplan, Roger Pruitt, "Resolution of Forces Using a Linear Air Track", AJP, Vol. 40, # 8, Aug. 1972, p. 1172.
  • A. D. Franklin, R. Stoller, "Equipment Note: Use of the Air Trough to Illustrate Sailboat Motion", AJP, Vol. 40, #4, April 1972, p. 626.
  • George C. Goldenbaum, "Equilibrium Sailing Velocities", AJP, Vol. 56, # 3, Mar. 1988, p. 209.
  • Ralph Bairlein, "Solution to the Problem on p,. 829", AJP, Vol. 55, # 9, Sep. 1987, p. 826.
  • David Kutliroff, "24, Sail Boat Vector Demonstrations", 101 Classroom Demonstrations and Experiments For Physics Teachers, p. 55.
  • Neil. A. Downie, "Railroad Yacht", Ink Sandwiches, Electric Worms and 37 Other experiments for Saturday Science, p. 41.




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