The Great International Paper Airplane Book [Paperback]

Jerry Mander (Author), George Dippel (Author), Howard Gossage (Author)

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My dad bought this book for me when I was 9 years old, and I was hooked on making paper airplanes for years--and so was he! This delightful book, first published in 1967, and still in print, brings together plans for the 20 best of the 11,851 entrants from the 1st International Paper Airplane contest sponsored by Scientific American. Some trivia: the smallest entry was .08" x .00003 inches; the largest, 11 feet!. Guranteed to provide hours of amusement, and possibly even inspire careers in aerodynamics. (The polymathic primary author of this book--Jerry Mander--has also written a tremendous volume on the inherent evils of television as a medium, Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television).

Product Details

• Paperback: 127 pages
• Publisher: Fireside; First Edition edition (June 15, 1971)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671211293
• ISBN-13: 978-0671211295
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 8.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #553,660 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Most Varied and Entertaining Paper Airplane book, July 16, 1999

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A. Waldrum "spacewalrus" (Gainesville, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Great International Paper Airplane Book (Paperback)

This was my firt paper airplane book and I have since bought quite a few. It is my favorite and I still refrence it for new ideas. Its designs are more varied than books with designs by just one author. The written portion is also very clever. It makes me hope for another International Paper Airplane Contest.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A childhood door to Wonder, September 1, 2001

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Avi Solomon "http://jollysocratic.blogspot.com/" (Jerusalem, Israel) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Great International Paper Airplane Book (Paperback)

My dad had this book at home and since we were living on the top floor I had endless opportunities to experiment and litter the neighbourhood with planes made from this book's design. An evergreen favourite is Sakoda's Origami Supersonic Jet.
The first part of the book consists of a superbly eclectic history of the paper airplane with many ideas that will lead may a child of any age into endless hours of dreamy fun.
I found this book again this year in a Seattle bookshop and it brought back many happy memories!

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Inspirational Book, February 11, 2000

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Chiang Hai Tat (Jupiter) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Great International Paper Airplane Book (Hardcover)

In a world of hi-technology, electronics, computers and robotics, it's amazing such a book is still in print. This book has been a great inspiration for me through the years as it has thought me alot, not only about folding paper airplanes. It teaches us all that though we may have super-computers today, it's the creativity that matters afterall, because the best idea could possibly be the simplest.