Would a paper airplane work in a vacuum?

Without air, the plane wouldn’t be able to fly. The is no air in space, and air is essential for paper airplanes to get the lift they need to fly. However, no air means no drag: nothing to slow that paper airplane down or cause it to fall. So if you gave it just one little push, it would go on forever.

How far can you throw a paper airplane?

The world record for longest throw of a paper airplane has been broken. Joe Ayoob throws a John Collins design, officially breaking the world record by 19 feet, 6 inches. The new world record, once verified by Guinness, will be 69.14 meters (226 feet, 10 inches).

Does adding weight to a paper airplane make it fly farther?

Changing Mass In the same way a rock that is thrown pushes its way through the air as compared to a cotton ball, a paper airplane with more mass flies faster and farther than a paper plane with less mass, up to a point. If the mass is too great, the wings can’t hold the plane in the air.

What makes a paper airplane fly the longest?

The aerodynamics of the plane will need to have little drag and be light enough to defy gravity. Paper airplanes also use the forces of lift and thrust. When these four forces are used in balance, paper airplanes will fly longer.

What is the longest flight of a paper airplane?

69.14 meters
The farthest flight by a paper aircraft is 69.14 meters (226 feet 10 inches), achieved by Joe Ayoob and aircraft designer John M. Collins (both USA), at McClellan Air Force Base, in North Highlands, California, USA on 26 February 2012.

Can the amount of thrust change how far a paper airplane will travel?

The forces that allow a paper plane to fly are the same ones that apply to real airplanes. All of these forces (thrust, lift, drag and gravity) affect how well a given paper plane’s voyage goes. In this activity you will increase how much drag a paper plane experiences and see if this changes how far the plane flies.

Would a paper airplane work in space?

According to scientists, paper airplanes won’t actually fly in outer space, because there’s no atmosphere. Instead, paper airplanes would simply float in a straight line.

What is the farthest distance a paper airplane has ever flown?

226 feet 10 inches
The farthest flight by a paper aircraft is 69.14 meters (226 feet 10 inches), achieved by Joe Ayoob and aircraft designer John M. Collins (both USA), at McClellan Air Force Base, in North Highlands, California, USA on 26 February 2012. The plane was constructed from a single sheet of uncut A4 paper.

What is the farthest paper airplane flight?

The current Guinness Book of World Record for the furthest paper aircraft flight is 69.14 meters. This record was accomplished on February 26, 2012 in North Highlands, California by John M. Collins and Joe Ayoob.

What type of paper airplanes fly the farthest?

From the results of testing design number 2 flew the furthest with both the plane launcher and people throwing it. Design 3 however had the biggest wing span. The weight of each paper aeroplane was the same as each aeroplane was made out of the same size and weight of paper.