The New World Champion Paper Airplane Book Featuring the World Record-Breaking Design, with Tear-Out Planes to Fold and Fly

by COLLINS, JOHN M.

• ISBN13: 9781607743880
• ISBN10: 1607743884
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-03-26
• Publisher: Ten Speed Press

Summary

A collection of easy-to-fold paper airplane designs and innovative theories of flight, including the author's Guinness World Record-breaking airplane. Features 16 tear-out model planes. The New World Champion Paper Airplane Bookchronicles the creation of the new distance champion paper airplane and how it broke the world record. Collins's revolutionary approach to plane design is a departure from all previous record holders and represents the most important development in paper airplane design in decades. This entertaining guide also contains 19 other amazing designs with step-by-step instructional photos, including a novel locking technique, a pioneering cambered-wing plane, and multiple long-flying aircraft that soar for minutes rather than seconds. A 32-page insert of full-color tear-out paper airplane models are printed on regulation-weight, durable paper stock for hours of flying fun.

Author Biography

JOHN M. COLLINS, also known as “The Paper Airplane Guy,” is the author of The Gliding Flight and Fantastic Flight and has taught hundreds of thousands of people how to make better paper airplanes. Collins is a television producer and on-camera talent and has his own production company. Visit www.ThePaperAirplaneGuy.com

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

1: WHY STUFF FLIES
  
2: THROWING AND ADJUSTING
   
3: FOLDING 101: the basics
  
4: THE PLANES   
THE WORLD-RECORD PLANE: SUZANNE   
VERY EASY   
JAVELIN   
THE FLOATER   
STRETCH LOCK   
PRO GLIDER   
PRO GLIDER 2.0    
BROAD DIAMOND   
MAX LOCK  
LF-WHAT?   
LOCKED AND LOADED   
ULTRA GLIDE   
SUZY LOCK  
BASS ACKWARDS   
BIRD OF PREY   
RING THING   
THE BOOMERANG   
THE STARFIGHTER   
FOLLOW FOILS   
LF–FF   
FFF-1   
ROGALLO FOLLOW FOIL   
WALK THIS RAY
  
5: THE STORY OF THE WORLD-RECORD PLANE   
The Backstory   
Special Thanks   
Folding Symbols