What makes Pteromys exciting for paper airplane fans is the idea it can turn almost any design into something that will fly by tweaking details like wing location and shape, or the length of fuselage.

Paper airplanes date back to 500 B.C. but now they’re being updated for the new millennium. PowerUp is a system that takes any paper glider and gives it the power of controlled flight.

Paper airplanes fly due to four main forces: drag, gravity, thrust and lift. Drag and gravity work together to ground the plane while also slowing it down.

Make this newspaper into a paper airplane. The sky’s the limit. ... That allows you to try lots of things and see what happens — opening the door to creativity and seeing science fly.

The best things about paper airplanes are that they allow you to be creative and that paper is easily accessible. You can use any type of paper — like this newspaper.

Paper airplanes have a fascinating history that has impacted everything from plane design to scientists' understanding of aerodynamics.

Paper airplanes can be made in five easy steps. Start by folding a piece of paper in half vertically. ... Paper airplanes fly due to four main forces: drag, gravity, thrust and lift.

All fly far and fast, with some even spinning or boomeranging. You also get sheets of paper, complete with dotted guides for folding, that have a nice weight to make well-structured, durable planes.

The term “paper aeroplane” appeared in the 1890s, before successful powered flight, but those paper airplanes looked a lot different from the ones today.Many people imagined that manned flight ...