PASCO ME-9595 Car Sail - Manual (Page 5)

Car Sail Model No. ME-9595
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Introduction
The Car Sail (ME-9595) allows students to observe the effects of air
resistance on the motion of an object. In addition, the sail(s) can be
fastened to a Dynamics Cart, PAScar, or GOcar and used along with a
Dynamics Track to discover the concept of terminal velocity. A sturdy
mounting bracket is included to which any of the three sails may be
easily attached to a PASCO car. For further investigations, students
can create their own sails from standard cardboard and investigate the
relationship between surface area and terminal velocity.
Equipment Setup
Attaching the Sail to a Cart
1. Use the small thumbscrew (6x 0.25) to mount the base of the bracket to
the cart.
2. Insert the sail into the bracket.
3. Use the large thumbscrew (10-32x 1/2) and washer to attach the sail
to the bracket. (The screw inserts through a hole in the bracket and a
cut hole in the sail.)
Figure 1a: Sail in
Bracket (front view) Figure 1b: Sail in
Bracket (back view)
sail
bracket
PAScar
bracket
thumb
screw