How to Make a Paper Airplane.

Seeing as information and facts and figures is the focus for this initial research task I thought starting with definitions would be a good footing to build from.

Paper:

Material manufactured in small sheets from the pulp of wood or other fibrous substances, used for writing, drawing, printing on or as a wrapping material.  

Of or pertaining to paper; made of paper; resembling paper; existing only on paper; unsubstantial; as a, paper box, paper army.

Airplane:

An aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets.

Paper Plane:

A paper plane, paper aeroplane (UK), paper airplane (US), paper glider, paper dart or dart is a toy plane made out of paper or paperboard; the practice or constructing paper planes is sometimes referred to as 'aerogami'.


Facts and figures relating to paper planes/aeroplanes/airplanes:

- The world record for the longest flight is 27.6 seconds held by Ken Blackburn.
- Longest distance thrown is 58.82m.
- Smallest one ever crafted was made from a piece of paper 2.9mm square using a microscope and tweezers. It sits on top of a needle.