Aviation Legends Paper Airplane Book

Aviation Legends Paper Airplane Book
Author: Ken Blackburn
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2001
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780761123767

Contains instructions for creating accurate paper replicas of twelve historically important planes.

The New World Champion Paper Airplane Book

The New World Champion Paper Airplane Book
Author: John M. Collins
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2013-03-26
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1607743884

A collection of easy-to-fold paper airplane designs and innovative theories of flight, including the author's Guinness World Record-breaking airplane. Features 16 tear-out model planes. Will YOU be the next to break the WORLD RECORD? Anything is possible with The New World Champion Paper Airplane Book, the newest collection of designs and theories of flight from John M. Collins, the man behind the Guinness World Record–breaking distance plane. Featuring twenty-two unique airplane designs with step-by-step instructional photos, plus tear-out models printed on regulation-weight paper stock, this entertaining and informative guide promises hours of flying fun. Take your paper airplane–making to the next level with features such as: · Instructions for folding “Suzanne,” the plane that shattered the previous world record by flying an unprecedented 226 feet, 10 inches, and garnered more than three million views on YouTube · Four “Follow Foil” aircraft that can stay aloft for minutes at a time · A pioneering cambered-wing plane · A primer on flight theory, and how it applies to paper airplanes · Tips for improving the accuracy and distance of your throws · The adjusting technique that helped break the record · And more!

Aviation Legend Paper Airplane

Aviation Legend Paper Airplane
Author: Ken Blackburn
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release:
Genre:
ISBN: 9780761125853

Fly a piece of history, with easy-to-make, accurate models of 12 historically important planes. There are at least two full-color copies of each plane-one for flying, one for show. Includes the Wright Flyer. The Spirit of St. Louis. The Bell X-1. Complete with time lines, history, trivia, stats, and specs.

The World Record Paper Airplane Book

The World Record Paper Airplane Book
Author: Jeff Lammers
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2006-01-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780761143833

Presents step-by-step instructions for folding twenty different kinds of paper airplanes and provides illustrated papers for 112 planes.

The Great International Paper Airplane Book

The Great International Paper Airplane Book
Author: Jerry Mander
Publisher: Touchstone
Total Pages: 136
Release: 1967
Genre: Airplanes
ISBN:

Paper airplanes as serious science? No longer shamefully relegated to the back rows of elementary-school sports stadiums, paper airplanes come into their own with this amusing -- and instructive -- book. The Great International Paper Airplane Book documents the proceedings of the first (and possibly only) International Paper Airplane Competition conducted by Scientific American. In addition to the behind-the-scenes story and official records of the Competition, readers will discover intriguing mini-essays on the historical, aesthetic, technological, and folkloric aspects of the paper airplane and on its startling implications for the future of aviation. Best of all, there are dozens of cut-fold-and-fly-them-yourself planes to experiment with. Combining real science with outright fun, this book appeals to paper airplane enthusiasts and would-be aviators of every age.

Paper Airplane

Paper Airplane
Author: Michael McMillan
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2004-04-06
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 0743256298

Perfect for everyone from company managers to high school graduates, "Paper Airplane" is a powerful fable that teaches the importance of thinking creatively and independently.

Paper Pilot

Paper Pilot
Author: Benjamin Haynes
Publisher: Universe Publishing(NY)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Aeronautics
ISBN: 9780789315359

Packed with colorful photographs and illustrations, historical facts about famous aircraft, and nostalgic looks at the eternally popular pastime of model plane building, Paper Pilot is aviation history, coffee table cool, and paper plane kit all rolled into one fun package. Experience the majesty of flying your own paper F-15 Eagle, and witness the magic lift of the P-38 Lightning. Build 24 beautifully scaled paper models of the finest and most distinctive planes and jets ever produced. Paper Pilot features 24 paper airplane projects ready for takeoff. Home aviators can select from 12 folded airplane projects printed on the perforated pages, and 12 complex die-cut airplane models ready to be punched out and assembled with glue. With carefully compiled step-by-step instructions, these sleek aircraft can be airborne in no time. With a four-page foldout runway, the aircraft even have a place to takeoff and land! This is a fun, nostalgic, and stylish paper plane book for the home aviator.

Kids' Paper Airplane Book

Kids' Paper Airplane Book
Author: Ken Blackburn
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Total Pages: 150
Release: 1996-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780761104780

Provides information on the principles of aerodynamics, suggestions for designing airplanes, and instructions for folding paper planes and doing stunts and playing games with them.

Amazing Paper Airplanes

Amazing Paper Airplanes
Author: Kyong Hwa Lee
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2016-05-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0826356656

In this book Kyong Hwa Lee combines the art of origami and the science of flight to create unique paper airplane designs for aviation enthusiasts of all ages. Featuring thirty-two designs, Amazing Paper Airplanes showcases models resembling real-world aircraft, including the F-22 fighter jet, a P-51 World War II plane, the Convair F-102 Delta Dagger—the first supersonic delta-wing interceptor airplane of the US Air Force—and more. For these models, Lee provides information along with an image of the real plane to encourage interest in aerospace technology. Every design has been flight-tested and presents complete step-by-step folding instructions. In addition to showing basic and advanced folding techniques and providing templates for each plane, the author explains the theory behind flight and offers tips to fine-tune paper airplanes for optimal flying.