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Origami paper plane designed by Takuo Toda. Japanese scientists and origami masters considered in 2008 launching a flotilla of paper planes from space. [2] The launch was tentatively slated for 2009 [3] from the International Space Station [4] 250 miles above Earth.
Time published an April 2, 1973 article, The Paper-Plane Caper, [2] about the paper airplane and its Kline–Fogleman airfoil. Also in 1973, CBS 60 Minutes did a 15-minute segment on the KF airfoil. CBS reran the show in 1976. [citation needed] In 1985, Kline wrote a book entitled The Ultimate Paper Airplane. [3]
Muller used the new platform to produce editorial videos that discuss such topics as filmmaking, showcasing behind-the-scenes footage, and for viewer reactions to popular Veritasium videos. [27] In 2017, Muller began uploading videos on his newest channel, Sciencium, which is dedicated to videos on recent and historical discoveries in science. [28]
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.
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.
An airplane (aeroplane or plane) is a powered fixed-wing aircraft propelled by thrust from a jet engine or propeller. Planes come in many sizes, shapes, and wing configurations. Uses include recreation, transportation of goods and people, military, and research.
The last sentence on "free-fall" of paper airplane on the surface of the earth sounds not right. In the space, the space station including the air and the paper airplane inside is in free fall as a whole, and thus the paper airplane feels zero gravity. This is not the case on the earth. Armeria wiki 06:08, 22 June 2013 (UTC)
Ladder stitch. A ladder stitch, or mattress stitch, is a stitch which can be used to invisibly close seams from the outside of the garment or item. It is primarily used to close seams on stuffed items, such as pillows, mattresses, down coats or stuffed toys, where, after the stuffing is added, there is no access to the back of the fabric.