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On September 5, 2024, three paper planes, one of which was equipped with a radiosonde, were launched from Italy using a weather balloon. The launch reached an altitude of 41,889 meters. [14] The telemetry plane landed in the sea after 1 hour and 59 minutes of flight. One of the other two paper planes was found a week later. [15]
There have been many attempts over the years to break the barriers of throwing a paper plane for the longest time aloft. Ken Blackburn held this Guinness World Record for 13 years (1983–1996) and had regained the record in October 1998 by keeping his paper plane aloft for 27.6 seconds (indoors).
In late February and early March 2012, a viral video spread across the web featuring Ayoob throwing a paper airplane designed by John M. Collins, across an entire air hangar, breaking the world record for the longest flight with a paper airplane, at a distance of 226 feet, 10 inches (≈69.14m).
You’ll be stunned by this circus performer’s agile control of the paper planes he throws. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...
Paper airplanes can be made in five easy steps. Start by folding a piece of paper in half vertically. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...
The highest altitude obtained by a paper plane was previously held by the Paper Aircraft Released Into Space (PARIS) project, which was released at an altitude of 27.307 kilometres (89,590 ft), from a helium balloon that was launched approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) west of Madrid, Spain on October 28, 2010, and recorded by The Register's ...
Ken Blackburn (born March 24, 1963) is the former Guinness World Record holder for paper airplanes (time aloft). His first set the record in 1983 (16.89 seconds), resetting it in 1987 (17.2 sec), 1994 (18.8 sec) lost the record in 1996 and set the record of 27.6 seconds on 10/8/98 in the Georgia Dome.
Paper airplane day celebrations typically include social gatherings at which participants create and fly paper airplanes. These events often feature contests in two basic flight categories: "distance" and "time in air". As of 2012, Takuo Toda holds the world record for the longest time in air (27.9 seconds). [2]