--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "John Kagan" <john_kagan@...> wrote:
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> The kid has an arm like Buxton...
And his first paper airplane flew much like many of my gliders. great film. I tend to build and launch paper airplanes anytime I am in a tall building to this day. Last summer we stayed at the Embassy suites in Chicago. The kids and I did paper airplanes into the atrium form like the 14th floor one day. I wanted t get one all the way across to the other side.
I had one that looked like it was going pretty straight test flying in the room, so we took it to the atrium. I launched it and it stuck to my thumb, ending up right below us, one floor down. We went to get it, and a kid of about 11 0r 12 met us there. He told me the airplane was all wrong, and that he could show my kids how to make one that flew.
I said, "cool, but this one will fly all the way across the atrium". He said 'now way'. Sure enough I dried my fingers and it went straight as an arrow all the way across the atrium, and landed on the opposite side a few floors down. A maid saw it land and promptly crumpled it up and pitched it.The kid was totally amazed, and followed us around for 10 minutes asking questions. Perhaps the peak of my model flying accomplishments.
We made other attempts the next couple days, but never repeated it. Here's a video of one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PL5BEXHKwY
Wish I had taken a ministick with me.
To stay on topic, I finished my first new Limited Penny Plane in thirteen years tonight. It is fun getting back into duration models.
~Jim
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