About this item
THE GLIDING FLIGHT is a return to paper airplane basics: one person, one piece of paper, and a few folds later, one airplane. Using a refreshingly inventive approach to designs and flying characteristics, you can make 20 original paper planes, such as the Stealth, the Wind Devil, the Glart, and the Skid Kid. The book's flip-book animation demonstrates the basic origami folds, with clear step-by-step assembly for each design. A crease here and there is all you need to create high-performance aircraft no scissors, no glue. In the current age of electronic toys, THE GLIDING LIGHT proves you can still have fun with a simple sheet of paper and a little imagination.
About the Author
As the new Guinness World Record holder for paper airplane distance, I'm proud to announce that my new book, detailing the new world record plane (plus 19 more designs) is now available. February 26, 2012, we shattered the old mark by 19 and half feet with a completely new kind of distance plane.
Most people ask how I got started. The truth is I never stopped. At some point, I started studying origami. Armed with a new set of folding tools, my planes really started to take better shape and fly better.
With The Gliding Flight, the first book, I managed to do something that hadn't been done yet: a collection of high performance, folded planes. The premise was simple: the only resource needed would be available in the average waste basket. It was a freeing idea and the simplicity appealed to me: one sheet of paper, some folding, and a great flying toy is created. Origami has given me the tools to create planes with landing gear, engine nacelles, tunnels in the nose, and most importantly; clean, efficient wing and body shapes.
With Fantastic Flight, I was working on paper airplanes that could do extraordinary things: circle back, flip over and fly back upside down, flap their wings, and some that can stay aloft using an updraft created by the pilot. These bold ideas are based on simple science. Folding is all that's required, even for the Super Canard; and aircraft with a small forward wing.
With The New World Champion Paper Airplane Book, my paper airplanes are officially world class. The truth is, my designs have been flying around in the winner's circle at the Red Bull World Finals for aerobatics the last few years.
I'm frequently asked, "What's your best paper airplane? " I can only answer with the question, "for what mission? " Do you need the best time aloft, the best distance, the best flapping wing, the most stall resistant, or the one that I've flown for more than a half hour?
I do a lot of public and private shows. I've been fortunate to see some of the world while showing off my planes. In any language the sound people make when they see the Helicopter Egress System or the Tumbling Wing for the first time, is always the same. There's a gasp of wonder, some load whispers of "no way"(or the equivalent) and a flurry of camera shutters. My dream is to able to do this for a living. I can't yet, but I'm working on it. The world is big enough to support just one guy who calls himself The Paper Airplane Guy.
Website
www.ThePaperAirplaneGuy.com
iPhone app: The Paper Airplane Guy's Construction Kit
YouTube Channel: The Paper Airplane Guy
Appearances:
Google Zeitgeist 2013
Sony PS4 conference 2013
Grupo RBS conference 2103
Maker Faire 2013
Evergreen Aviation
