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- Girl punched in paper airplane flap [65]
Police arrested a 16-year-old female Southington High School student after she allegedly punched a 15-year-old girl on a school bus.
At around 2:51 p.m. Friday, police got a call reporting that someone was a... (read more)
- Paper Boat - Humor Contest [62]
The Paper Boater ran a limerick/humor contest. By far the most popular art form was the familiar limerick. (Says something about the class of reader I suppose.) So other than the one entry about "the meticulous... (read more)
- Low Reynolds Number Flight [59]
Paper airplanes are smaller and fly slower than most other aircraft. So how does that affect their aerodynamics? Back in 1883 Osborne Reynolds, professor of engineering at the University of Manchester (England)... (read more)
- Paper Airplanes: Problems and Solutions [59]
When learning to fly paper airplanes, you will most likely run into some problems. Here are some typical paper airplane problems and solutions:Problem: My paper airplane keeps dive bombing.Solution: Add elevato... (read more)
- Trimming and Flying [59]
For FOLD AND FLY paper aircraft, the gap between theory and application is this one. Two things make a successful paper airplane: proper nose weight and correct trim. Since my designs are already well balanced,... (read more)
- What's Paper Got To Do With? [58]
Now that you have a flying plane, you can use it to see the roles that paper plays in its construction. After the kinetic energy (that is, the energy you put into it by throwing it) of the initial throw has dis... (read more)
- Fast Fact #1 [58]
Blimps and balloons float in the air for the same reason that corks float in water. The helium in a balloon weighs less than air, just like cork weighs less than water.... (read more)
- Fast Fact #2 [58]
The world is largest paper airplane on record had a wing span of 45 feet 10 inches. It was built by students and faculty at Delft University of technology in the Netherlands, and on May 15, 1995, they flew it 1... (read more)
- Robo-Chopper [58]
Did you ever wonder what would happen to a helicopter if the engine stopped while it was flying? No, it wouldn’t fall out of the sky. The air flowing through the blades would make them spin, creating lift and a... (read more)
- Trimming and Flying Your Plane. [57]
Once you've made all of your folds and the plane looks symmetrical, it's time to trim it, or adjust it, for flight. Give it a gentle toss forward. Your goal is to have it glide smoothly and gently to the ground... (read more)
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