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2010 Real World Design Challenge Winners: Xavier HS

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2010 State Competition Winner



Media: document   Company Name: Milennium Falcon  
Program: RWDC    School:  Xavier   Year: 2010
Discipline: Engineering

21st Century Skills:






Description:
The Real World Design Challenge (RWDC) is an annual event that provides high school students, with the opportunity to work on real world engineering challenges in a team environment. As part of the competition held at both state and national levels, student teams will be asked to address a challenge that confronts one of our nation’s leading industries—this year’s focus is on the aerospace industry. Students will utilize professional quality computer-aided design software to develop their solutions and will also generate presentations that convincingly demonstrate the value of their solutions. The Real World Design Challenge provides a bridge from education to the 21st century workplace and thus will better prepare students for careers in industry. It teaches innovation, creativity, and collaboration using the expertise that industry, government and higher education have been perfecting for decades. See http://www.realworlddesignchallenge.org for more information.

Congratulations to Michael Leon ’11 from Portland, David Mallick ’10 from Wallingford, Matt Morrone ’10 from Wallingford, Chris Muckle ’12 from Madison, Alex Plochocki ‘10 from Berlin, John Voelker ‘12 from Southington and Greg Witz ’10 from New Britain. The team was presented with the Governor’s Cup on Monday, February 1st from CT Lt. Governor Michael Fedele for their winning design of a fuel efficient aircraft. They will be representing the state in the national competition in Washington DC on March 26-29. Mr. Humphreys is the moderator. Mr. Humphreys told parents, "The National Challenge begins February 12, 2010 and is due March 19, 2010. We will be working on the Challenge after school and during February vacation at XHS. The trip to Washington D.C. for the presentations will be March 26-29, 2010."

Challenge Statement:
Design and optimize a business jet tail for a flight condition of 400 knots true airspeed and altitude of 37,000 feet (standard atmosphere). The final configuration must balance Lift and Weight, Thrust and Drag, and zero pitching moments.

Partnership for 21st Century Skills:
 Think Creatively, Work Creatively with Others, Implement Innovations, Reason Effectively, Use Systems Thinking, Make Judgements and Decisions, Solve Problems, Communicate Clearly, Collaborate with Others, Access and Evaluate Information, Use and Manage Information, Create Media Products, Apply Technology Effectively, Adapt to Change, Be Flexible, Manage Goals and Time, Work Independently, Be Self-directed Learners, Interact Effectively with Others, Work Effectively in Diverse Teams, Manage Projects, Produce Results, Guide and Lead Others, Be Responsible to Others

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