[Phys-L] Video Analysis of Album Cover Flight and Glider Stall

["Steinert, Jeff" <steinert@goasa.org>]

This is likely a question for JD, but all responses are appreciated:

My students are using video analysis in Logger Pro to explain the flight of
a projectile of their own choosing. One has flown an album cover and
produced a rather complicated trajectory that can be viewed here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FCZhpNazYJajSGyo8tdHiWpq1mXD-kw3rHfC7Wi7Vsg/edit?usp=sharing

I searched the net for a graphical depiction of the trajectory for a
stalling glider with no luck and I'd like to give my student a place to
start in her search for an explanation using the forces acting on her album
cover. Does the above plot resemble what you'd expect to see for a stalling
glider? Something else?

Thanks,

Jeffrey J. Steinert
Physics Instructor
11th Grade Team Leader
Science Department Co-Chair
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