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AERODYNAMICS IN A NUTSHELL

Here we present some basic knowledge to help you understand how your paper airplane can fly.

Basics

  • The Four Forces, and How Lift Is Generated
  • Thrust and Drag

Control Surfaces

  • Movement in Space
  • Controlling a paper airplane with control surfaces
  • Anhedral and Dihedral Angles

Phenomena During Flight

  • Stall and Dive
  • Unwanted Bank and Spiral Dive
  • Inverted flight

Advanced

  • Stability
  • Center of Gravity, and Center of Lift
  • Correlation Between the Paper Airplane Design and Its Performance
  • Effects of Wind on your Airplane
  • VTAIL - How does it Work?
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