Slim Pickin's today....National Paper Airplane Day

donm

The use of paper airplanes is believed to have originated 2,000 years ago in China. The earliest known date of the creation of modern paper planes was said to have been in 1909.

Are you up for a challenge? Here ae some records

LARGEST

The largest paper aircraft had a wingspan of 59.74 ft. Students and employees made it in Germany on 28th September 2013.

DISTANCE

The distance record (226 feet, 10 inches) was set by Joe Ayoob, with a plane in February 2012.

DURATION

The record time for the longest-lasting paper airplane flight is 29.2 seconds.

HOW TO:

Here is a link for different models  www.foldnfly.com

After a successful flight or three, enjoy National Blueberry Cheesecake Day.

Catfish

I remember in Physical Science at Clarke Central (Rev. Billups was our teacher) we made different paper airplanes and flew them out of his second story classroom window to see which design flew straightest and farthest. He was an excellent teacher and a good man!