paper airplanes

Classroom projectile toys

Paper airplanes are toy aircraft folded from sheets of paper and thrown by hand.

The craft—requiring only a single sheet and a few folds—is among the simplest forms of flight.

Children make them in classrooms; adults refine designs for distance or hang time.

The singular paper airplane refers to both the object and the activity: We spent the afternoon making paper airplanes.

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folding · gliding · childhood nostalgia · wing · dart · templates · aerodynamics · flight · boredom · rainy day · trajectory · crease · classroom · launching · angle of attack · stunt flying · edge · weight distribution

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G