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DESIGNING PAPER AIRPLANES: HOW DOE CAN HELP.

By Aughton, Jeff; Duncan, Sally J.
Publication: Quality In Manufacturing
Date: Saturday, September 1 2001

The Second Great International Paper Airplane Contest drew 12,000 competitors to a dome near Seattle's Museum of Flight to demonstrate that their hand-built designs were the best. Professional judges evaluated their performance in categories related to distance, time aloft, aerobatics and aesthetics.

It has been nearly two decades since the last of the original paper airplane contests, sponsored by Scientific American magazine, took place in New York. Since that time, aeronautical technology has changed dramatically, and--believe it or not--so has paper airplane technol

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