Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Paper Airplanes

Have you ever made a paper airplane before? Did it work? If it failed, did you ask yourself what the heck went wrong? The wings were straight and you threw it with touch. What happened? You made a bad paper airplane, it sucked. You might as well crumple it into a ball and never even think about airplanes again. Except on your flight to Vegas. Anyway I now how you felt as a beginner it was not fun. It was like watching a duck get shot out of the air; it nose bombed. If you make a basic paper airplane and put time into it, it will fly well. It doesn't have to be some fancy piece a paper origami in flight, it just has to fly. What helped me when I first started making paper airplanes was I did a quick search on google for "basic paper airplane" click on the second link and your ready to fly. You learn fairly quickly that a few small changes to your paper airplane can go a long way. One time, I built an airplane that fell straight to the ground as soon as I released it. It looked like it would be able to fly: the wings were symmetrical, the nose was aerodynamic, and the wings were sturdy. I decided to add a piece of tape to the bottom of the plane and all of the sudden it started flying 20 to 30 feet. I was amazed! That shows that if you add only ounces the plane will fly to Alaska (not if you already live there).

Don't be afraid to start over.

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