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A paper plane, paper aeroplane, or paper airplane is a toy plane made out of paper. It is also sometimes called aerogami, after origami (the Japanese art of paper folding). In Japanese, it is called 紙飛行機 (kami hikoki; kami=paper, hikoki=airplane).
It is popular due to its being one of the easiest types of origami for a novice to master. The most basic paper plane would only take at most six steps to "correctly" complete. The term "paper plane" in recent times can also refer to those made from cardboard.
History
The use of paper to create toys is believed to have originated 2,000 years ago in China, where kites were a popular form of entertainment. Although these can be considered to be evidence for the modern paper plane, no one can be sure where exactly this invention originated; designs for velocity, lift and fashion have been improved by the years gone by. Leonardo da Vinci is often cited as the inventor of paper planes, although this is debatable. However, he did make reference to building a model plane out of parchment. Arguably the father of model gliders was George Cayley, who built hand-launched kite-like gliders from linen in the early 1800s. More on [ Paper plane ]
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With aly,playing catch with paper airplanes:D
coralshine (Coral Shine) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:06:40 -0000
With aly,playing catch with paper airplanes:D
Fuck facebook, fuck computers, Ima start writing letters on paper airplanes and throwing them out the window.
PigsAndPlans (Confusion) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:57:52 -0000
Fuck facebook, fuck computers, Ima start writing letters on paper airplanes and throwing them out the window.
Working on some Bowl themed paper airplanes. We finished making a pool blank for the office pool opportunities. NCAA MMA
xplanes4u (xplanes4u) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:57:41 -0000
Working on some Bowl themed paper airplanes. We finished making a pool blank for the office pool opportunities. NCAA MMA
@thegizwiz Paper airplanes!
whammypower788 (Nicholas Todor) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:46:20 -0000
@thegizwiz Paper airplanes!
@thegizwiz, ...on paper airplanes
CoolB (Bryan K) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:40:53 -0000
@thegizwiz, ...on paper airplanes
Hangin with my boyz, we made some awesome paper airplanes, now they need graphics :)
basherdesigns (basherdesigns) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:58:40 -0000
Hangin with my boyz, we made some awesome paper airplanes, now they need graphics :)
Aerogami Paper Airplanes - Paper airplane designs with tips on folding and flying them. Print and fold the Fusion on-line for free or buy software available for Windows 95, 98, and NT.
Alex's Paper Airplanes - Clear instructions showing how to make over 20 paper airplanes.
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An Introduction to Aerodynamics - An introduction to aerodynamics in general (but relevant to paper airplanes).
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Best Paper Airplanes - Clear instructions for ten original paper airplanes.
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Building the Egret - Single paper airplane from the book 'Best Ever Paper Airplanes' by Norman Schmidt used with permission of Sterling Publishing Co.
JazzyJet Folded Cardstock Model Airplanes - Features folded cardstock model airplane designs that are appropriate for a novice paper model builder.
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Jline Paper Airplanes - A growing source of original paper airplane designs.
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Joseph Palmer's Favorite Paper Airplanes - Step by step instructions for creating simple, high performance paper airplanes
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Ken Blackburn's Paper Airplane Page - Home page for world record paper airplanes and miscellaneous flying things.
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Kool Paper Airplanes - Instructions for folding paper versions of real airplanes with information on the actual planes.
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resemble pretty close to the real airplanes. ]
McShane's Planes - An index of 6 unique paper aeroplanes, some with high performance levels, with folding instructions which require a degree of skill to follow.
OmniWing Paper Airplane - History, conception and construction of the award winning OmniWing Paper Airplane.
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Paper Airplane - Detailed, illustrated instructions for making a fighter jet.
Paper Airplane Flier's Club - Details of how to build and throw a world record paper airplane, as well as the skyhawk and gemini designs.
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Paper airplane ideas - Tips and suggestions to improve paper airplane designs.
Paper Paradise - Large sites with all kinds of models including a section on paper planes.
Paperang - Information on a successful high performance paper airplane designed by Dr. Edmund Hui.
Papierflieger.net - Folding instructions in German but has clear diagrams. Many planes.
Sabreteeth Paperplanes - For all those interested in aerogami, this site describes special paper airplanes. The planes here are all similar to the Sabretooth paperplane.
The Aero Drome - Collection of paper airplane designs with photographs. Encourages users to send in their designs.
The Best Paper Airplane - Folding and flying instructions for a single reasonably high performance paper airplane.
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The Ultimate Origami Airplane - Step-by-step photographs (large jpg files) for making a number of planes.
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