Paper Airplanes: Models to Build and FlyEmery J. Kelly takes readers beyond the basic paper airplanes and presents a dozen models that you can make in minutes using ordinary materials like paper, tape, pipe cleaners, and paper clips. With clear diagrams and step-by-step instructions, Paper Airplanes will have readers constructing everything from the Stealth Wing to the Tractor in no time. This fun book also includes tips on how to fly paper airplanes and a chapter on aerodynamics. |
Contents
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Improved Dart | 16 |
Flying Valentine | 18 |
Tractor | 20 |
Flying Pancake | 24 |
Flying Shamrock | 28 |
Oblique Flying Wing | 32 |
Stealth Wing | 36 |
Ultralight | 44 |
Dragonfly | 48 |
VeriEze | 52 |
Lilienthal Glider | 58 |
The Skys Not The Limit | 63 |
Glossary | 64 |
Back Cover | 66 |
Paper Hovercraft | 40 |
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accordion folds Add paper clips adjust the controls aerodynamics air moving air passing air pressure aircraft airplane in half airplane’s angle of attack ballast biplane Burt Rutan center fold coordinated turn dihedral direction of flight downward Dragonfly elevator aileron elevators and ailerons elevons enlarge 130 flaps FLyING PaNCaKE FLyING SHaMROCK Flying Valentine fold fold fold lines fold spar Fold the airplane Fold your paper front wing fuselage high angle Improved Dart justments keel brace keel fold launch speed launch your airplane leading edge left wing Lilienthal Glider loop OBLIQUE FLyING WING Otto Lilienthal paper airplane paper airplane pilot Paper Hovercraft paper in half piece of tape pipe cleaners rear wing roller-coaster stall Staple or tape Stealth Wing straight tail tape fold tape or staple tape the folds tape the keel Tape the spar template Test fly trailing edge Ultralight underside Unfold the paper utility knife Veri-Eze vertical fin wing’s wingtips