| Biography |
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| I was born in Calgary, Alberta, and have lived there all my life. My interests include playing in the Calgary Youth Orchestra, cycling, and flying. I have had a passion for flying since I was 3, and I am currently working towards my pilot's license. This is where the inspiration for my project came from. I was looking for a project to do for science fair this year, and I thought of alternative ways of deicing aircraft. After a few scrapped designs, I finally came up with this one. Next year, I hope to further my research with the help of a professor, including building a model of my design and testing it in a wind tunnel. Post secondary, I hope to earn a degree in Aerospace Engineering, and eventually be involved in air crash investigation. I would like to thank my parents for supporting whatever I do, my teachers, and those in the aviation community who have given me advice and picked apart my designs. |
| Bennett Leong
De-icing Light Aircraft
| Challenge: | Innovation | | Category: | Senior | | Region: | Calgary Youth | | City: | Calgary, AB | | School: | Webber Academy | | Abstract: | This project is the development and evaluation of a new technique to remove accumulated ice from light aircraft using compressed air forced through perforations on a wing. It consisted of computer modeling to generate a feasible design, finite element analysis to determine the optimal arrangement of perforations, as well as wind tunnel tests to determine the aerodynamic properties of this design. |
| Awards | Value | CAP Physics Prize
Senior
Sponsor: Canadian Association of Physicists | $1 000.00 | Excellence Award - Senior
Silver Medal
Sponsor: Youth Science Canada | $300.00 | Dalhousie University Faculty of Science Entrance Scholarship
Senior Silver Medallist - $2500 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: Dalhousie University, Faculty of Science | $2 500.00 | UBC Science (Vancouver) Entrance Award
Senior Silver Medallist - $2000 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: The University of British Columbia (Vancouver) | $2 000.00 | University of Ottawa Entrance Scholarship
Senior Silver Medallist - $2000 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: University of Ottawa | $2 000.00 | Western University Scholarship
Silver Medallist - $2000 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: Western University | $2 000.00 | | Total | $9 800.00 | |
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