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The Paper Airplane Guy

  • Rural Virtual Academy 624 College Street, Room 104 Medford, WI, 54451 United States (map)
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Join us for a presentation from John Collins, Guinness World Record holder for paper airplane distance. He is better known as the Paper Airplane Guy.

His 45-minute show will demonstrate a wide variety of aerodynamic principles: Lift, Drag, Gravity, Wing Loading, Control Surfaces, Dihedral Angle, Theories of Lift, Stalls, Canard Design, Scale Effects, Glide Ratio, Sink Rate, and the crazy cool secret of the world record plane. 24 of John's original designs provide real proof for the theories, plus a whole lot of fun!


You will learn how to make two paper airplanes, including the world record plane! Students under fourth grade will need an adult or older student to help with some of the folding techniques

Regional Event Coordinator: Tracie Moldenhauer

Join us here: Zoom Room

Learn more about our Presenter: The Paper Airplane Guy