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Learn how to fold the Basic Dart, the Basic #PaperAirplane, the Stable Paper Airplane (all easy), the Buzz, the Sea Glider (medium), and The Navy, a hard-level design that’s “best for distance and time aloft.”

#paper #diy #howto #video #paperairplanes #activities #physics #engineering #STEM

Is there a #PaperAirplanes community here on Mastodon and what's the current favorite configurations?

Experiments with #paperairplanes reveal surprisingly complex #aerodynamics
How these gliders keep level flight is different from the stability of #airplanes.
https://bit.ly/3Z5yEey

The Art of Paper Airplane Folding

#OddPodcasts
#HashtagGames @hashtaggames #PaperAirplanes

Fun write up about the physics of paper airplanes from #arstechnica today :blobfoxread: https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/01/experiments-with-paper-airplanes-reveal-surprisingly-complex-aerodynamics/

Turns out it's all about positioning the center of mass to enable a unique mechanism that self-corrects pressure imbalances.

Primary source: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-fluid-mechanics/article/centre-of-mass-location-flight-modes-stability-and-dynamic-modelling-of-gliders/D4983A693B836A364D19C95B4D5FFC3B

#science #flight #paperairplanes

The #TransamericaPyramid opened 50 years ago today.
When I first moved to SF in the 90’s I got a temp job on the 42nd floor. Wild views on all sides!
Then, the company died- but we still had a few days there, doing not much.
We discovered that the windows pivoted open slightly to allow window washing.
Not open very far- but we could get our hands out with #paperairplanes !!It was hilarious, they would sail for a few blocks! One seemed to go all the way to the Embarcadero by the water. #mildcrime

Lol, someone just asked me for a Dollar while I was sitting on my balcony….. on the third floor.

Now I weirdly want to make a few #paperairplanes out of dollar bills to have on hand in case this ever happens again

Lol, someone just asked me for a Dollar while I was sitting on my balcony….. on the third floor.

Now I weirdly want to make a few #paperairplanes out of dollar bills to have on hand in case this ever happens ago.

aloft perpetual...

#aloft #paperairplanes #fans #perpetual #animatedgif