A launcher built with a rubber band can get the paper airplane going fast over a much shorter distance, allowing you to launch it much farther than you can with just your wrist—possibly even ...

As with other engineering feats, small and massive, there are no limits to the complexities of how to make a good paper airplane (aka paper plane)—or, if you’re so inclined—how to make the ...

Graphic designer, author, and paper plane fanatic Kyle Boyer designed our cover plane, called the Alpha Lock. It’s specially crafted to fly far, fast, and straight, and it has an interior pocket ...

For example, if you choose to make a paper airplane that is designed to go fast, we thought about which planes in our collection could fly fast and had a streamlined, or sleek, design. Or maybe ...

This paper airplane—the Tumblewing—is a type a walkalong glider. The authors note that it’s designed to fall steadily forward and down, in a spiral. If you walk too fast, the Tumblewing will ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. How you fold a paper airplane can determine how fast or how far it ...

TOKYO: In the world of competitive paper airplane throwing, a 20-second flight is exceptional, 25 or better is world class. Thirty is the stuff dreams are made of.

The planes were designed by a paper airplane specialist, Veitch said, one staunchly opposed to the standard "dart" design plane. They were optimized for fast flight, built of heavy card stock ...