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Paper Airplane
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Paper Airplane
Why do paper airplanes fly farther with paper clips?
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Re: Paper Airplane
uhhhhhh bcuz they are lighter with the paper clips.
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Re: Paper Airplane
swish786 - Likely because they add more mass to the paper plane, causing it it to have greater lateral range due to inertia, before gravity and limited lift allow it to hit the ground.
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Re: Paper Airplane
swish786- It's about the center of gravity. If you balance the plane with the center of gravity in the spot that effectively is where the lift is, the plan will fly more stably. Without the clips it's unlikely the center of gravity is in the right place. Clips in the front usually help some but that's not usualy the *best* place for them.
Here's a nice explanation:
https://howthingsfly.si.edu/sites/all/t ... b2p9i7.pdf
Here's a nice explanation:
https://howthingsfly.si.edu/sites/all/t ... b2p9i7.pdf