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Copy paper (8 ½ x 11 inches or size A4).

The only item needed for this project is: Each design affects the airplane’s distance, time aloft, and acrobatics. In this project we will be looking at 4 simple ways to make a paper airplane. Some paper airplanes can go longer distances, can stay aloft longer, or can even do tricks. When the forward motion is enough to produce a force of Lift that is greater than the Weight, the airplane moves upward. When the Thrust produced by the engine (or you!) is greater than the force of Drag, the airplane moves forward.

You will feel the effect of this force if you jump up from the floor. Weight is the force created by the pull of gravity toward the center of the earth. Swish your hand rapidly side-to-side and you will feel that resistance. In the case of paper airplanes, you are the engine thrusting the paper airplane through the air.ĭrag is the force produced by the resistance of the air to the forward motion of the airplane. This motion is produced by the Thrust of the engine.

Lift is generated by the forward motion of the airplane through the air. Airplanes fly because they can generate a force called Lift which normally moves the airplane upward.