Getting a Paper Airplane to Fly Forever
hi
my name is phil rosoni and today we’re
going to get a paper airplane to fly
forever in this video we’re going to do
what the wright brothers did
we’re going to make an airplane which
stays flying and
can be steered we’ll do it with just a
piece of paper
a sheet of cardboard and you
as the pilot the paper airplane will
soar like an eagle
under your own power but most important
it will fly under your control
cut out a 14 centimeter by 4.5
centimeter rectangle of light paper such
as phonebook paper
to fold the glider take one of the rear
edges
fold it up just a little bit and then
fold it all the way across
from one end to the other then turn it
over
and do the opposite edge in the opposite
direction so one goes up and one goes
down
next to do the half end fold
the short ends flatten out these folds
here
and then fold it up a little bit more to
about a
quarter of an inch and the same with the
other one
and that’s your tumblewing glider
we will rule the wind but to do so
we must eliminate all other winds which
will easily overpower the wind that we
create
to launch your glider make sure the
glider is straight up and down like this
make sure that the top fold is facing
away from you
and just hold it by that top fold
and let it go away we go if the glider
is turning too much to the left
then you need to increase the folds on
the right side
here so increase these here both of them
the forward one and the back one
and then decrease the folds on the left
side
and let’s see how that works let’s see
if it goes to the right ready
go there you go a properly launched
paper airplane
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an airplane that can be steered was
probably the wright brothers greatest
contribution wilbur wright said if you
are
looking for perfect safety you will do
well to sit on a fence and watch the
birds
but if you really wish to learn you must
mount a machine
and become acquainted with its tricks by
actual
trial getting a paper airplane to fly
forever does not require you to mount a
machine
but you must get off the fence
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now you know what you need to keep the
paper airplane flying under your control
may you fly friendly skies stay tuned
for more paper airplane designs you can
fly
forever