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The Gliding Flight [Hardcover]

John M Collins
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  • Hardcover: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Ten Speed Press (Jan 1990)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0898153131
  • ISBN-13: 978-0898153132
  • Product Dimensions: 23.3 x 18.7 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,761,743 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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THE GLIDING FLIGHT is a return to paper airplane basics: one person, one piece of paper, and a few folds later, one airplane. Using a refreshingly inventive approach to designs and flying characteristics, you can make 20 original paper planes, such as the Stealth, the Wind Devil, the Glart, and the Skid Kid. The book's flip-book animation demonstrates the basic origami folds, with clear step-by-step assembly for each design. A crease here and there is all you need to create high-performance aircraft — no scissors, no glue. In the current age of electronic toys, THE GLIDING LIGHT proves you can still have fun with a simple sheet of paper and a little imagination.


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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Clear instructions, amazing planes, one sheet of paper., 30 Aug 1998
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This review is from: The Gliding Flight (Hardcover)
John Collins' instructions are concise and clear, making the plane construction easy. He also includes "flip animation" drawings in the margins to actually demonstrate some of the more intricate folds. I like that all of his planes can be made from standard 8.5 x 11 inch paper. My son and I had a great time with this book!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars great planes, 21 July 1999
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This review is from: The Gliding Flight (Hardcover)
This is a great book. I made 'The Plane', and asked a friend to stand below my window, and i tossed it out the window, and my friend followed it, running, and the plane flew about 3 blocks down the street! This is a great book.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Did You Ever Want to Make a Paper Airplane?, 7 Jan 2008
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Laurel Whitehead (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Gliding Flight (Paperback)
My nephew is really into making flying rockets out of paper. He's five. Well, I wanted to impress the little devil, not an easy feat as this young man is more proficient on the computer than I'll ever hope to be, so I got this book, decided to learn how to make a couple complicated paper planes.

My plan, learn a couple of these designs, practice them over and over till I could fabricate them blindfolded, do them in my sleep. I wanted to make making these babies as easy as tying shoes.

I skipped the easy stuff, went right to the Trang on page 75. This baby was for me. If I could knock this out, while watching television, you know, as sort of an after thought, well that little booger would really, really be impressed.

First off, let me say, that maybe I should have started slow and worked up, but I didn't. There are seventeen different steps to building this glider and the design assumes that you've at least looked at some that have come before. But after several failed attempts, I got it down. I went through quite a bit of paper, but I mastered this (in between practicing the Trang I was learning how to juggle, a feat my nephew wants to master, but is having trouble with).

So the next time my brother asked me to babysit, I did my juggling bit. My nephew wasn't impressed. But when I built that Trang while watching Wolf Blitzer on CNN, now that impressed him. If you've got kids, or nieces or nephews, this is a good book to have around. Really!

Review submitted by Captain Katie Osborne
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