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  2. Paper planes launched from space - Wikipedia

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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]

  3. Falconar SAL Mustang - Wikipedia

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    The paper plans supplied total an area of 450 sq ft (42 m 2), weigh 13 lb (5.9 kg) and include a construction manual. An alternative set of plans allows constructing a tandem two-seat version. The plans are very detailed and complete and one builder rated them as "the best I have seen on any homebuilt airplane". [1] [2] [5]

  4. Paper plane - Wikipedia

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    A simple folded paper plane Folding instructions for a traditional paper dart. A paper plane (also known as a paper airplane or paper dart in American English, or paper aeroplane in British English) is a toy aircraft, usually a glider, made out of single folded sheet of paper or paperboard.

  5. Paper Aircraft Released Into Space - Wikipedia

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    The Paper Aircraft Released Into Space (PARIS) project was a privately organized endeavour undertaken by various staff members of the British information technology website The Register to design, build, test, and launch a lightweight aerospace vehicle, constructed mostly of paper and similar structural materials, into the mid-stratosphere and recover it intact.

  6. Flying Models - Wikipedia

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    It was originally printed on coarse, pulpy, 7x10" paper, with more than 100 pages per issue, and sold for 15 cents per copy. [4] In November 1933, the magazine moved to a slick format , printed on 8½x10" glossy paper, [ 5 ] and began featuring full-sized plans for model airplanes in every issue; issue size was reduced to 74 pages. [ 2 ]

  7. National Paper Airplane Day - Wikipedia

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    National Paper Airplane Day is an unofficial observance, celebrated on May 26 each year in the United States to commemorate the simple aeronautical toy. [1] 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 ...

  8. Walkalong glider - Wikipedia

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    For example, using a lower paper density will reduce a paper walkalong glider's wing loading and thus its air speed. [6] [7] Walkalong glider designs have differing wing loadings, for example, the tumblewing type designs will have lower wing loading than traditional nose weighted paper airplane designs made from the same paper density. [8]

  9. Flying Aces (magazine) - Wikipedia

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    Flying Aces was a monthly American periodical of short stories about aviation, one of a number of so-called "flying pulp" magazines popular during the 1920s and 1930s.Like other pulp magazines, it was a collection of adventure stories, originally printed on coarse, pulpy paper but later moved to a slick format.