School: Newark Memorial High School; Newark, CA
Experiment Title: Establishing a Model for the Variability of Wind

From their experience at TARC, Team 3 determined that lateral winds have a large effect on the flight of their rockets. These winds have high variability as altitude changes. The goal of this experiment was to determine a model for that variability, resulting in more predictable flight behavior in the future. The team accomplished this with a custom designed sleeve to hold their payload, which slid open to expose their sensor to the open air. See their presentation below for details.

Team 3 Presentation:
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Presentation Powerpoint: link