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Pan American Airways offered to fly designs of paper airplanes that originated in Japan to the contest. He entered and, out of 12,000 entries from 28 countries, won in two categories: duration and distance. [3] His designs have sold millions throughout Japan and the world. He is the author of a multi-volume work on high-performance paper ...
A time-delay fuse (also known as an anti-surge or slow-blow fuse) is designed to allow a current which is above the rated value of the fuse to flow for a short period of time without the fuse blowing. These types of fuse are used on equipment such as motors, which can draw larger than normal currents for up to several seconds while coming up to ...
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 a single folded sheet of paper or paperboard.
A Proximity Fuse (also VT fuse [1] [2] [3] or "variable time fuze") is a fuse that detonates an explosive device automatically when it approaches within a certain distance of its target. Proximity fuses are designed for elusive military targets such as aircraft and missiles, as well as ships at sea and ground forces.
The KF airfoil was originally devised in the 1960s for paper airplanes. In the 21st century it has found renewed interest among hobbyist builders of radio-controlled aircraft, due to its simplicity of construction. [1] But it has not been adopted for full-size aircraft capable of carrying a pilot, passengers, or other substantial payloads.
Fuse: Cord or tube for the transmission of flame or explosion usually consisting of cord or rope with gunpowder or high explosive spun into it. (The spelling fuze may also be met for this term, but fuse is the preferred spelling in this context.) [7] Fuze: A device with explosive components designed to initiate a main charge.
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.
A paper plane is a toy aircraft (usually a glider) made out of paper or paperboard. Model glider aircraft are models of aircraft using lightweight materials such as polystyrene and balsa wood . Designs range from simple glider aircraft to accurate scale models , some of which can be very large.