It's the all you need resources for beginners and experienced paper airplane fliers alike with a total of 20 models and 112 flyers, ready to pull out and fold. But the planes are just the beginning. The book features an improved and expanded text section with more photos and tons of cool information on aerodynamics, competitions, and designing your own high-performing models. Readers will learn why paper airplanes fly (and why they crash), the history of Ken Blackburn's world record, and how to organise and win a contest. Plus there's a flight log and pull-out runway for practicing accuracy.
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"It's time to toss those boring white paper airplanes and buy "The World Record Paper Airplane Book""--"Hemispheres" magazine
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Despite my degree in aerospace engineering and many years work in the field, explaining why a paper airplane stays in the air is not easy. Read the first page
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Despite my degree in aerospace engineering and many years work in the field, explaining why a paper airplane stays in the air is not easy. Read the first page
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42 of 43 people found the following review helpful
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I got this as a gift. Each airplane can be made from the paper pages of the book (which you tear out and fold). The designs vary widely and best of all most of these planes really fly well. My favourite is 'the vortex': basically no more than a hoop of paper...you think it will never work but when you throw it ...wow! It moves along at a constant slow-ish speed like something tossed in zero gravity. The effect is quite eery.
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The World Record Paper Airplane Book
I have been making paper aeroplanes for a long time. I like this book as you can make complicated planes but the instructions are really simple and easy to follow. They look pretty real when folded and it is important to take your time when making them for them to be able to fly accurately.I would definitely recommend this book to a friend.
Jonah Mellor (aged nearly ten).
I have been making paper aeroplanes for a long time. I like this book as you can make complicated planes but the instructions are really simple and easy to follow. They look pretty real when folded and it is important to take your time when making them for them to be able to fly accurately.I would definitely recommend this book to a friend.
Jonah Mellor (aged nearly ten).
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Very detailed & excellent step by step instructions. Looking forward to using some of the simpler designs with the children in my year 2 class.
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Hours of fun
We bought this for my son's birthday. It is very informative and has loads of templates. My son is now a brilliant paper aeroplane maker and impresses all his friends!
Published 2 months ago by Cal D
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Pages torn out :(
The book was ment to go as a Christmas present, unfortunately after receiving it we discovered that almost half of pages were torn out. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Saki
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Great paper airplanes
This is the best of all the paper airplane books. The models all fly really well and there are 5 copies of each. My grandsons (5 & 7) loved it.
Published 4 months ago by D R Witcher
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Have I got a different book?
After reading reviews on this book before purchasing and enjoying making paper aeroplanes from other books I felt sure I'd be on to a winner as a present for both me and my 5 year... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Warren
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Great fun - great value for money
I've been helping my grandchildren make paper aeroplanes for a few years now, and as an aircraft engineer of 40+ years, I thought that I'd "seen them all" including stuff we had... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Oh dear
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wonderful
I bought this book for my son's 8th birthday, as we love making and adapting paper airplanes. It has 20 designs you can make with the special paper included. Read more
Published 20 months ago by wizzardpoet
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great buy
bought this for my husband as a first wedding annivarsary gift as it is paper, he liked it but said it will be great for when our son get older as he is only 8 weeks old at the... Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2011 by thogan001
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Better than most toys
This book contains more than 10 different plane models that you can build easily by just folding (and sometimes cutting and taping) the supplied sheets of paper. Read more
Published on 7 Mar 2011 by Alex Roche Cagigos
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Absolutly Brilliant
Got this for my 14 year old son and he abosolutly loved it. It was a last thought present but turned out to be the best. Even beat his new ps game!!!! Read more
Published on 25 Dec 2010 by Greekate
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Great for Dads with young sons!
I bought this a gamble for my six-year old great-nephew's Christmas present last year, and I am delighted to say that the resoponse from his Dad, his Mum, his Granny and even James... Read more
Published on 15 Feb 2010 by D. S. Parsons
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