Tuesday, March 2, 2010

How To Fold A Proven World-Record-Setting Paper Airplane

Takuo Toda holds the record for folding a proven world-record-setting paper airplane named "Sky King"

The record-setting paper airplane drifted for 27.9 seconds, 0.3 seconds longer than the previous world record for a paper plane.

This video from Wired Video demonstrates the build from start to finish. Watch it for yourself:


If you'd prefer a more barebones schematic, head over to the Wired page for a nice step-by-step in images.
http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Fold_Your_Own_Sky_King_Paper_Airplane

It doesn't look all that impressive when Wired put the plane into flight, but it looks more like a matter of an unbalanced build than a flaw with the design.

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