
doi: 10.1119/1.9704
The returning-type boomerang illustrates many of the principles of rigid body dynamics and some aerodynamic principles as well. Here is described an experimental project on boomerangs by members of an undergraduate course in classical mechanics. The students designed and made their own boomerangs, devised their own procedures, and carried out suitable measurements. Some of their data and a simple analysis for the two-bladed boomerang are presented in this article.
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