Vortex Cannon

fliteadmin

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The Flite Test crew teamed up for a spot landing challenge as kids from the Stark County Urban League use vortex cannons to try to shoot down the planes!


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We were flying airplanes from our speed build wappable series (The Nutball and FT Flyer) in our spot landing challenge.


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To make the large vortex cannons, we cut a hole in the bottom of a large trash can and covered the top with a plastic sheet.


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The vortex cannons are fired by hitting the top like a drum.


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We filled the cannons with fog so we could see the vortex rings.


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You can find out more about the Greater Stark County Urban League HERE.
To find out more about our speed build swappable series Click Here.
 

earthsciteach

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Glad to see you guys working with kids, again! I whole heartedly disagree with the statement that there was no educational value. You may just have inspired a kid or two to be a bit curious about what they can do with a vortex cannon. Some may go home and make a small one. That is instilling curiosity. Curiosity is the MOST crucial component to education!
 

earthsciteach

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Thank you, Zev. I'm think I'm far more popular with the students and parents than I am with administration. To me, that says I'm doing something right!
 

quorneng

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How interesting!
Did any planes actually fly through a vortex and if so did it have any effect?