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John Collins, origami enthusiast and paper airplane savant, walks us through all the science behind five spectacular paper airplanes. Most people know how to fold a simple plane, but paper ...
Paper airplanes could help with design of drones or flying robots. The simple design needs no tail to fly smoothly. May 2, 2022. ... Put a paper clip on the body of the plane, ...
Engineers created a paper plane-throwing bot to learn more about flight The bot made and launched more than 500 planes with dozens of designs. Here’s what happened.
Have you heard of the Solar Impulse? It’s a Swiss aircraft that’s powered entirely by solar energy. The ambitious goal of this project is to fly around the world using only solar power. On May ...
Recently, [AlphaPhoenix] weighed an airplane. Normally, that wouldn’t be much of an accomplishment. Except in this case, the airplane happened to be in flight at the time. In fact we’re… ...
For new insights into aerodynamics, scientists turn to paper airplanes Findings unveil mechanisms that explain flight stability Date: March 1, 2022 ...
“Imagine a plane that could transform into a helicopter—Lockheed’s Flying CARR made this concept a reality.” The notion of a fixed-wing airplane that can turn into a rotary-wing aircraft ...
This Saturday kids can compete in a free paper-airplane folding and flying contest at the Pima Air & Space Museum, at 6000 E. Valencia Road, but they need to pre-register ...
An epic paper airplane throw that took flight for nearly the length of a football field in South Korea has shattered the Guinness World Record. Kim Kyu Tae, with the support of Shin Moo Joon and ...
Paper airplanes, of course, fly only for a few seconds. But with the motor and control system that Goitein’s company has built, they can have a range of 180 feet and fly for 10 minutes.