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A Living History of the Humble Paper Airplane.
- Source :
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Popular Mechanics . Jul/Aug2023, p6-6. 1p. 1 Color Photograph. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Pg 32 | A Living History of the Humble Paper Airplane -> In 1998, aeronautical engineer and paper airplane fanatic Ken Blackburn earned the Guinness World Record for "time aloft" with a throw that sent his plane soaring for a whopping 27.6 seconds. "When I throw a new paper airplane for the first time, there's a 90 percent chance it will not fly the way I want it to", Blackburn says. Leading up to his then record-breaking throw, Blackburn constructed hundreds of planes and honed his toss. [Extracted from the article]
- Subjects :
- *HISTORICAL reenactments
*AIRPLANES
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00324558
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Popular Mechanics
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 164390429