Yes, weight may affect a paper airplane by increasing its mass. This may alter its glide ratio and change its wing loading.
The mass of a paper airplane is equal to the sheet of paper it is constructed out of, plus any additional materials.
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The peice of paper compares to the paper airplane because they both have the same mass. Whether a paper is flat,folded in half or is shaped into a fancy paper boat it will always have the same amount of mass.
The peice of paper compares to the paper airplane because they both have the same mass. Whether a paper is flat,folded in half or is shaped into a fancy paper boat it will always have the same amount of mass.
Paper, because it is much lighter, and a foil airplane will take up much more mass.
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The total mechanical energy of the paper airplane can be calculated as the sum of its kinetic energy (KE) and potential energy (PE). KE = 0.5 * mass * velocity^2 and PE = mass * gravity * height. Since the paper airplane is moving, it has kinetic energy. The total mechanical energy is KE + PE.
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.
Every thing that has mass has inertia, even particles of light it seems. If an aircraft had no inertia during flight, it would instantly react to every bit of turbulent air, change of engine power or flight control input. That would make for a most uncomfortable flight!
A fixed wing aircraft generates forward thrust when air is pushed in the direction opposite to flight. It is proportional to the mass of the airstream.
Gravity