What are some of the special jobs helicopters can do? Wonder What's Next? Tomorrow's Wonder of the Day has ears, but it can't hear a thing! Be sure to grab a friend or family member to help you explore the following activities: Want to make your own helicopter?
First, you'll need some basic things to get started. A powerful engine would be a good place to start. Then you'll need several hundred pounds of high-strength steel…What? Don't have those things around the garage? Not to worry! Here's a simpler version you can try instead. With just a few common items, you can make a paper toy that behaves just like a mini-helicopter! If you could fly anywhere in the world, where would it be? The North Pole? The South Pole?
A Caribbean island? Once you've settled on a destination, give some thought to HOW you'd like to fly there. Would you rather fly on an airplane or a helicopter?
Make a list of pros and cons of both airplanes and helicopters. Share your list with a friend or family member. Do they agree with you? Why or why not?
What is the largest helicopter? How about the fastest helicopter? Do your own independent Internet research about helicopters. Try to find the answers to these and any other interesting helicopter-related questions you can think of.
Share what you learn with a friend. Did you get it? Test your knowledge. What are you wondering? Wonder Words aircraft sleek incite blade rotor hover capability military ambulance mobility aeronautical engineer amaze bulky lift troops runway prototype Take the Wonder Word Challenge. Join the Discussion. Dec 2, Sounds like you need to dig a little deeper by taking a Wonder Journey, simon!
May 29, That's a great question. We don't know the answer. And my dad was in the army in a Chinook helicopter. He did it for 14 years. Apr 25, That's super cool. Thank your dad for his service! My dad works for sikorsky global helicopters in coatesville pennsylvania and he is a helicopter mechanic and I love to visit his job. That's awesome, william. What is your favorite part of a helicopter? Jacob Cook Apr 24, If you say it enough times, the word helicopter sounds kind of weird.
Kensington Jones Feb 22, Sep 4, Hi, darian! We encourage you to take a Wonder Journey to find out!! Nov 4, Wonderopolis Apr 11, Higgins' Class Jan 3, We are learning about force and motion. How does a helicopter use force and motion? We really liked the picture of the first helicopter. Is it difficult to peddle the human helicopter? How does the helicopter go up? Higgins' class.
Wonderopolis Jan 3, DeJanae R Nov 14, Wonderopolis Nov 14, We hope he was okay, Seto K! Ryleigh Nov 13, That video was so cool Did it take a lot of time to reach 10 feet with the helicopter? Wonderopolis Nov 13, Danielle Nov 13, Loved the wonder of the day! Sincerely Danielle :. Awesome, Danielle!! We're so glad you liked our Wonder today! It's so fun to Wonder with you!
Arav V Nov 13, I did not know know that you need both hands and feet to operate a helicopter. We are glad you learned something new, Arav V! Thanks for joining us at Wonderopolis today! Wonder Friend "T" Nov 13, So I've known a lot about helicopters and people call them choppers and are used in war to deploy units of men and also fight in wars if you have a chopper gunner.
Daniel C Nov 13, This was fascinating because I was starting to build a remote control helicopter and this helped thanks! Thomas's Tigers Nov 13, We all loved seeing the helicopter Wonder! All of us would love to ride in one! We are still wondering about tomorrow's Wonder!
From Merrick Could it be a review of the all time favorite Wonders? We learned today that the man was pedaling the helicopter and it was so cool! We learned that the helicopter was designed by Sikorsky, a Russian engineer. When it crashed they still kept trying and trying. They believed in themselves. The video taught us that you never give up, even if it breaks. We learned that helicopters are different than airplanes because they can go up and down.
Maybe we will design our own helicopters! We would like to drive a helicopter. Berkleigh Nov 13, I thought that today's wonder looked really interesting and fun! It is probably really hard to do. I liked today's wonder! Jordan Nov 13, I was excited to see your helicopter. How long did it take you guys to make the helicopter? I love who you guys made the helicopter.
You guys must have used lots of leg power. Santino Nov 13, I'm really impressed on how you guys never gave up even when it broke down.
You guys just went on and fixed it and I'm really amazed. I think you guys can get to the 10 ft mark. You guys are great. Great wonder! As of , the fastest helicopter on the planet is the X3 Eurocopter, which has a speed of miles per hour.
Helicopters are able to fly due to the lift that the rotating blades produce. It is these rotating blades that keep the average helicopter speed relatively low. Advancing blades also produce more lift than receding ones. Because military helicopters are used for a variety of purposes, including transport and battle uses, they can be quite large, which means that their speeds can be a lot faster than many people realize.
A smaller helicopter might have blades that rotate at around RPM. The answer is no. This is due to the very nature of how a helicopter works. If the blades rotate so fast that the tips go supersonic, it would result in the helicopter becoming uncontrollable.
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