Everyone loves a paper plane. Here are over 30 desings -- simple planes for beginners, advanced planes for the ambitious, and wacky, unusual desings for those who just want to be convinced that anything will fly.
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Paul Jackson has been a professional paper folder for over 20 years. He has traveled to many countries exhibiting and discussing his original folded paper designs. He is renown for his paper airplane designs as these planes are always superb flyers and can be made from ordinary paper.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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championship paper plane book,
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This review is from: Championship Paper Planes (Paperback)
This is an excellent paper airplane book for kids or adults. It has over 30 paper airplane designes. They are very cool! Folding instructions with colorful illustration are easy to follow. Many tips about launching and trimming techniques were very helpful.
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Happy flying!,
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Consider: A flight of fancy that fancies flight. In two words: Paper planes. Remember flying them as kids? Remember the frustrations when they wouldn't fly right? Recall the joy when they did? Ah, yes, paper planes.Paul Jackson explains the dynamics of flight so that the plane maker will understand each crucial step necessary for a successful flight. The first principle of flight is "The forward thrust must be greater than the drag." In case those words are a bit too advanced, Jackson illustrates each point. For a non-technical person, the illustrations are simple and accessible. Even I know exactly what he wants the plane maker to do. Other aspects of flight-worthy planes are their stability and correct pitch and yaw. Sound difficult? Again, simple illustrations prove explanatory. In the Basics section Jackson demonstrates how to fold, best ways to launch, and how to correct a non-flying plane without wadding it up and in tears. He explains symbols for the folding techniques, types of paper to use, then begins with Simple Designs. Unless the maker likes a real challenge, he cautions readers against trying to make advanced designs first. Then come seventy pages of wonderful plane designs at varying skill levels. Like all children at heart, Jackson obviously loves his craft. His enthusiasm shows on every page. Written for probably a really good reader at fifth grade level and above, the book is a source for a new and fun and creative hobby. Highly recommended for children 10 and up and, of course, their dads (moms too). Note: As a children's librarian, I have three copies of this book in my library and have ordered one more. They stay checked out beginning with third graders. No one wants to return the books--that is how good they are. For those students not at this reading level, the illustrations truly are self-explanatory. This book would make a great gift! Happy flying!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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My son had check this book out in the school library. He liked it so much that I had to buy it. I didn't know there were so many different paper airplanes you could make! Easy to follow directions. For all you paper airplane kids, this is a must
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