We've all made paper airplanes at some point in our lives. Some flew great, others... not so much. In honor of National Paper Airplane Day, we found some great paper airplane and glider templates ...

At some point in everyone’s life—usually during a particularly dull moment in third grade—a plain white piece of paper inspires a certain degree of aerial imagination. Transforming this thin white ...

DO YOUR paper aeroplanes dive limply to the floor the moment they’re launched? If so, software that ensures even the craziest designs can fly could rescue them. Nobuyuki Umetani at the University of ...

We’ve always had a fascination with things that fly. Sure, drones are the latest incarnation of that, but there have been RC planes, kites, and all sorts of flying toys and gizmos even before manned ...

Unsure about a new design? Scientists and engineers often start with a model. With a model, you can test new ideas on a small-scale before going bigger. They are also cheaper, easier to produce, and ...

Check out a new book of paper airplanes inspired by the Smithsonian’s collections Michael D. Hulslander A paper airplane and its inspiration, the Mitchell U-2 Superwing. Plane image - Gift of Frank X.

We’ve always had a fascination with things that fly. Sure, drones are the latest incarnation of that, but there have been RC planes, kites, and all sorts of flying toys and gizmos even before manned ...

When an airplane flies, the wings are designed to provide enough lift to overcome the airplane’s weight, so the plane doesn’t ...

Creating a good, great, or world championship-winning paper airplane requires precision and increasing levels of dedication. Here’s how to fold the top flyers from each level. At some point in ...