Check out a new book of paper airplanes inspired by the Smithsonian’s collections Michael D. Hulslander A paper airplane and its inspiration, the Mitchell U-2 Superwing. Plane image - Gift of Frank X.
“If you take a regular piece of paper and try to make it fly, it will flutter, tumble, flip around in the air and do all sorts of crazy motions,” said Leif Ristroph, an associate professor of ...
Paper airplanes are something that kids all over the world are familiar with. After all, they are a toy that can be made almost anywhere as all you need is a piece of paper and the ability to fold it ...
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to fly on a paper airplane? Or whether your plane design skills are good enough to create your own drone? The Powerup FPV may be perfect for you. Share on ...
The history of the first paper airplane is largely debated. According to the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y., some believe the earliest paper airplanes came from China with the use ...
John Collins made the farthest-flying paper airplane in the recorded history of paper airplanes. He published a video on how to fold it in November, but that missed the key elements that made his ...
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Two Boeing engineers now hold the Guinness World Record for flying a handmade paper airplane after it flew 290 feet. [Credit: Shutterstock] Boeing engineers Dillon Ruble and Garrett Jensen set a new ...
Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. I suck ...
PowerUp Toys has raised more than $1 million via crowdfunding for its clever toy that attaches a real toy airplane motor to a paper airplane. You can control the airplane with the touchscreen on your ...
In the late afternoon of Saturday, March 5, visitors to the Guggenheim Museum in New York unexpectedly witnessed hundreds of paper planes gliding down from the top of the museum's rotunda. Those paper ...