Unlike with passenger plane, paper airplanes are not propelled forward by engines but rather by their initial toss. Paper airplanes fly due to four main forces: drag, gravity, thrust and lift.

John Collins designed the current world-record-holding paper airplane. According to him, there are four things to consider when making a paper airplane: the paper, lift and drag, location, and the ...

Mastering how to make a good paper airplane requires precision and practice. Here’s how to fold the best paper airplane designs from beginner to advanced.

Start by folding the paper in half down the center of the plane. Cut along the perimeter to get a perfectly symmetrical aircraft. Now fold: First, the wings, down along line No. 1.

Learn how to make paper airplanes with these easy-to-follow directions. Origami is the Japanese art of folding paper. Finished designs can be 2-dimensional or intricate 3-dimensional creations ...

Just make a paper airplane and experience how exhilarating that feels. We’re born makers. When you make something, anything from a pie to a pencil drawing, it’s like waking a dormant part of you.

John Collins knows how to make a piece of paper go the distance. In 2012, he set the world record for the farthest flight for a paper aircraft. Collins, who's known as "The Paper Airplane Guy ...

This type of paper airplane won’t win any Red Bull Paper Wings competitions, but it’s a great place to start. 1. Fold in Half Lengthwise : Start by folding the paper in half lengthwise, then ...

Next weekend, the world's paper aviation masters will gather in Salzburg, Germany, for the Red Bull Paper Wings championship. During the two-day event, finalists from 70 countries go nose-to-nose ...

You might think paper airplanes are fun, quick-to-make toys for kids, but there is a world of paper plane–makers who are dead serious about the creation of record-setting planes. John Collins ...