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On 28 October 2010, the PARIS (Paper Aircraft Released Into Space) project launched a paper plane at 90,000 ft (27,000 m) - 17 miles up - at a location about 120 miles (190 km) west of Madrid, Spain, setting a world record recognised by Guinness World Records. [1]
On 28 October 2010, an aircraft was successfully launched at 90,000 ft (27,000 m)—17 miles up—setting a then world record for "highest altitude paper plane launch" recognised by Guinness World Records at a location about 120 miles (190 km) west of Madrid, Spain.
Walkalong gliding involves the continuous propulsion of paper airplane designs (such as the ... achieved the world record for the highest altitude paper plane launch ...
A team of auxiliary U.S. Air Force volunteers launched the paper aircraft from a weather balloon 96,563 feet (more than 18 miles) in the air. It Paper airplane sets world record while flying 82-miles
The project achieved a Guinness world record recognition. [68] [69] This record was broken on 24 June 2015 in Cambridgeshire, UK by the Space Club of Kesgrave High School, Suffolk, as part of their Stratos III project. The paper plane was launched from a balloon at 35.043 kilometres (114,970 ft). [70] [71]
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.
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). [1]
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