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You have a sheet of A3 paper (no cutting), with which to construct a plane to fly as far as possible in a room with almost no air current.

What do you make?
>> Anonymous
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Probably one of the models from Wings & Things by Stephen Weiss. The SST usually does well.

Then again, the non-plane "Astro Tube", which you throw like a football, can really travel...
>> Anonymous
>>96917
Do you have it?
If so can you upload that?
>> Anonymous
I can't scan the book, but I can take photographs of those two sets of instructions.

Oh, it was the Sky Cruiser, not the SST, that I like.

Give me a few minutes -- the good camera isn't available now, so I have to use the junky one, and then crop/rotate.
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Okay, this will take a few posts. Due to how bad the camera is, it's a lot of .jpg files. Feel free to collect, .rar, and /rs/ them.

Going to do the Astro Tube first, then take a minute off, then do the Sky Cruiser.
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That is, if it doesn't keep going FLOOD DETECTED!
>> Anonymous
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I mean, there's no water in paper airplanes; they'd get soggy!
>> Anonymous
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I prefer making the overhand version of this one; I can control it more easily... but that's just me.
>> Anonymous
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My copy of the book is so old, it's falling apart. I've got my money's worth out of it.
>> Anonymous
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This particular one is a favorite just because of the noise it makes if it reaches a wall at full speed. Nice loud BANG -- can startle someone.
>> Anonymous
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It's also durable; as long as you don't destroy the fin or purposely crush it, you can toss it around a classroom or office all day.
>> Anonymous
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Final page of the Astro Tube. Sky Cruiser to follow in a few minutes.
>> Anonymous
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Okay, Sky Cruiser time.
>> Anonymous
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This one will get a banged-up nose after a while, but it's great while it lasts.
>> Anonymous
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The fin and wing edges may need adjustments to get optimal flight...
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No missing file; camera misfired between shots.
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*insert comment here*
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*yawn*
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Almost done.....
>> Anonymous
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And... done! Okay, that's the Sky Cruiser.

Hope you enjoy.
>> Anonymous
That plane is spectacular. Straightest flight out of any plane I've folded, save for one I designed.
>> Anonymous
>>96960
instruction or it didn't happen
>> Anonymous
Cool thanks
>> Anonymous
>>96960
That's why I posted it. No matter how far your plane flies, if it goes to one side, you're losing distance.

Now try the tube!
>> Anonymous
we had a paper airplane contest in 5th grade. everyones planes were aerodynamically shit. when it got to be my turn, i crumbled my plane up into a tight ball & threw it as far as i could.

guess who won.
>> Anonymous
http://rapidshare.com/files/65550112/Paper_Aeroplanes.rar.html

There you go
>> japanese spy
this plane holds the worlds record. its quite simple but works well.

http://library.thinkquest.org/J002313F/record.htm
>> Anonymous
I would wet the paper and make it into as small ball as possible and then toss it.
>> dj DTHTRP
for time aloft's world record of 18.80 seconds, the design used by Ken Blackburn involved a lengthwise center crease, then folding the bottom corners into the center such that the creases go to the top corners of the paper. then around 10 valley folds from the bottom up, fold the wings, and put elevator tabs on the wing tips, I THINK.

from a leaned-back standing position, he threw it upwards as hard as possible. i almost came to within 0.10 seconds of acheiving a tie with the record. and i did all this in the first year of high school; go fig.

in a paper airplane book i have, there's one called Glynn's Glider, and that design set a world record by itself in distance.

now if only my scanner worked.. ¬¬;*
>> Anonymous
>>97225
I've done slight variations on that for "trick" planes, to do backflips, barrel rolls etc.

Tis a good design.