first you learn, next you design, then you build, and eventually you fly!
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PAPER AIRPLANE EXPLORATION
FIRST YOU LEARN,NEXT YOU DESIGN,THEN YOU BUILD,
AND EVENTUALLY YOU FLY!
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I'm Ken Blackburn, and I hold the Guinness record for time aloft for paper airplanes.
I first set the record in 1983 (16.89 seconds), resetting it in 1987 (17.2 sec), 1994 (18.8 sec) lost the record in 1996
I set the current record of 27.6 seconds on 10/8/98 in the Georgia Dome.
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THE RECORD SETTING THROW
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HOW TO SET A RECORDMy plan was to construct from 5 to 10 planes
a week, initially trying radical changes, progressively narrowing in on the best paper airplane design.
I hurt my shoulder from throwing too rapidly. So I switched back and forth between workouts in the gym, and workouts throwing planes.
I had the most luck with my original design that I had invented as a 13 year old kid.
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HOW TO MAKE IT FLY BETTERFirst- its real important to keep the wing as flat
as possible, so I would press the side of a pen against every fold as the plane is made in order to keep the folds as flat as possible.
Second- I tried making the folds a little wider and narrower until I found just the right width – this determines exactly where the plane balances.
Third- I "prefolded" the paper in a pattern to add crease marks on the wing.
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HOW MANY PLANES TO MAKE?In reality every paper airplane flies
differently.
Out of 100 planes perhaps 50 fly over 16 seconds, 20 over 18 seconds, and 5 over 20 seconds.
That is why I needed to make several hundred planes, not only to improve the design, but to find the best airplane using the best design.
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HINTS!As many people know, the dimples on a golf
ball reduce the drag of the golf ball, and these creases served the same function.
Tupperware makes a great waterproof, crushproof, paper airplane hanger