paper airplane
Classroom projectile toy
A paper airplane is a toy aircraft folded from a sheet of paper, designed to glide when thrown.
Children make them in classrooms; adults make them during boring meetings.
The basic dart shape is universal, though enthusiasts develop elaborate designs for distance or aerobatics: His paper airplane sailed across the cafeteria.
Physics of air motion
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- templatePreset pattern for reproduction
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- engineeringDesigning functional systems scientifically
geometry · structure · innovation · nose · wings · tail · fuselage · weight distribution
Move with effortless continuity
distance · hang time · trajectory · arc · loop · nosedive · crash · landing
Line from folding
- origamiSculptural paper-creasing art
- valley foldFold bending paper inward
- mountain foldPaper bent upward
- flapOne-sided attached cover
edge · angle · diagonal · symmetry · precision · score · geometry · instruction
Sculptural paper-creasing art
- papercraftMaking things from paper
- foldingBending something over itself
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- creativityCapacity for original thought
construction · DIY · handicraft · maker · skill · technique · precision · patience
aerodynamics
Physics of air motion
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- templatePreset pattern for reproduction
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
engineering · geometry · structure · innovation · nose · wings · tail · fuselage · weight distribution · balance
glide
Move with effortless continuity
toss · distance · hang time · trajectory · arc · loop · nosedive · crash · landing · airflow
crease
Line from folding
- origamiSculptural paper-creasing art
- valley foldFold bending paper inward
- mountain foldPaper bent upward
flap · edge · angle · diagonal · symmetry · precision · score · geometry · instruction · diagram
origami
Sculptural paper-creasing art
- papercraftMaking things from paper
- foldingBending something over itself
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
creativity · construction · DIY · handicraft · maker · skill · technique · precision · patience · instructions
toy
Object for amusement
recreation · nostalgia · classroom · recess · boredom · passing notes · mischief · game · contest · whimsy
- Flying Toyskite, frisbee, glider, boomerang, flying disc
- homemade toysrag doll, wooden blocks, sock puppet, play dough, playdough
- Origamicrane, swan, frog, jumping frog, fortune teller
- model aircraftmodel kits, RC helicopter, quadcopter, glider, balsa planes
- schoolteachers, classrooms, classes, student, grades
- flying thingsbird, butterfly, helicopter, jet, kite
paper airplanejet aircraft
Turbine-engine-propelled airplane
rocket · powered flight · fighter jet · drone · helicopter
paper airplaneBoeing 747
Large four-engine airliner
Airbus A380 · jumbo jet · space shuttle · stealth bomber · military aircraft
paper, papers, airplane, aircraft, papered, aviation, aeroplane, papyrus, papering