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A Living History of the Humble Paper Airplane.

Authors :
Leman, Jennifer
Source :
Popular Mechanics; Jul/Aug2023, p6-6, 1p, 1 Color Photograph
Publication Year :
2023

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]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00324558
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Popular Mechanics
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
164390429