Paper Airplanes

The lift of the paper airplane is created by the wings and the thirst that you provide with your arm. Gravity is the force that brings the plane down and keeps it moving once the energy you provided with your arm has dissipated. The downward motion of the airplane caused by gravity keeps it moving forward which allows the wings to continue to provide lift.

Because the larger/longer the wings are the more lift it recives. And the more lift it recives, the further it goes.

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The kind of paper chosen to make a paper airplane affects its weight. The best paper for making airplane is the light but firm paper. Firm paper prevents the paper plane from crumbling in the wind.

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Well, It depends on the density of the paper, the wings, the hull, the design, the aerodynamics, and the lift it creates. One easy one is just to make the basic paper airplane, and experiment from there. But here are three good designs: The dragon, The champ, and nick's plane.

That very much depends on what you want it to do..

For a graceful kind of glider I would recommend the Floating Paper airplane.

For a fast kind of dart I would recommend the Bottlenose Paper airplane.

For a good all-rounder I would recommend the Rapier paper airplane.

Instructions are linked below for making these.

Yes, it can. Weight, number of folds, and wingspan are all factors in making a paper airplane fly farther. A long-distance paper airplane (glider) should have large wings, a small fuselage, and evenly distributed (but also light) weight. It should be held and thrown from the center of gravity.

The range of a paper airplane varies by model.

Printer paper is generally more favorable because it tends to be more rigid and retains the folds better.

hardest as in most complicated? or as in most solid?

use regular typing paper and a small paper clip or two. put one at the nose of the plane and one underneath it where you hold it to keep it together. to learn how to make different types of airplanes (ex. ones that do tricks) go on youtube or type in "how to make paper airplanes" on Google.

depends on what type of paper airplane you are trying to make. wide winged are better with hard paper like printing paper and narrow ones doesn't matter.

(just my personal experience not so trust worthy)

Okay so the best paper airplane in the world well there is alot there is the skyhawk the omniwing the wetbat and the crustmatic and all of theses planes are very very good

It is because of the shape of the wings that create lift and drag. If you rip at the end of the wings to make flaps then the paper plane will either go up or down. It all depends on how much force you use to expel the paper plane with your hand.

Just adding weight will not make a paper airplane fly farther. However, adding weight in exactly the right places can make it fly farther, by improving its balance and stability.

To make a gliding paper airplane, start with a standard sheet of paper (8.5 x 11 inches). Fold it in half lengthwise to create a crease, then unfold it. Fold the top two corners down to the center crease to form a triangle at the top. Finally, fold the airplane in half along the original crease and create wings by folding down the sides at a slight angle, ensuring they are even for better stability during flight.

Drag effects paper airplane just as it affects anything else that moves. It is either parasitic or induced on paper airplanes. Drag may reduce a paper airplanes speed and/or range.

With more surface area on the wings of the paper airplane there will be more air providing lift for the plane. If the mass of the plane is increased less than the surface area of the plane is increased, then the ratio of the force of gravity to force of lift should decrease, theoretically, allowing the plane to stay in the air longer.

There are other significant factors in how long the paper airplane will stay air born. The Launch speed is directly proportional to the amount of air moving over the wings which provides lift. However, the larger the plane and the lighter the material is the more likely the plane will deform at high launch speeds or from launching the plane by holding to far back on the plane during launch, which will make the plain more likely to drop from lack of lift if the plane deforms too much.

that's like asking why do people do art.

it's because the outcome can be amazing

you can also sell origami and some people do it for a living

its also enjoyable to make origami, I've tried it myself!

Yes it does affect , it depends upon how thinner the paper is .

Trial and error. There are many different ways to make a paper aeroplane - some may be better than others.

24 metres per 6 seconds = a speed of 24/6, or 4 metres per second (roughly 8mph).

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Because of the shape of the wing, the distance over the top is longer than the distance via the underside. Therefore the air has to travel faster over the top. Now Bernoulli's Principle states, the greater the speed of a fluid the less the lateral pressure, ergo the pressure is less on the top of the wing, and lift occurs.