Real World: Designing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

NASA is using new technology to design Unmanned Aerial Vehicles that collects data and tests experiments without putting pilots at risk. Learn about the mathematics involved in designing these airplanes.

Background Information

Grades 6 through 8

• NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Global Hawk
• NASA Dryden Flight Research Center Civil UAV Team

Activities

Grades 6 through 8

• Grades 6 through 8
• NASA Global Hawk