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Paper Airplane
Posted: Thu May 28, 2015 4:47 am
by deleted-288567
Why do paper airplanes fly farther with paper clips?
Re: Paper Airplane
Posted: Thu May 28, 2015 6:11 am
by deleted-280627
uhhhhhh bcuz they are lighter with the paper clips.
Re: Paper Airplane
Posted: Sat May 30, 2015 9:43 pm
by rmarz
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.
Rick Marz
Re: Paper Airplane
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2015 6:05 am
by deleted-249560
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