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I am going to show you my Basic Dart Paper airplane.

This is the most iconic paper


airplane and easiest to fold. It flies very well with decent distance and speed.

Here is the Dart Airplane that I made.

There is a lot of cool science behind how paper airplanes fly such as how forces act
on a plane so it can fly.

There are 4 main forces.

First one is Thrust. When you throw a paper plane in the air, you are giving
the plane a push to move forward. That push is a type of force called thrust.

Second force is Lift. While the plane is flying forward, air moving over and
under the wings is providing an upward lift force on the plane. 

Third is Drag. At the same time there is Air pushing back against the plane
making it slow down, creating a drag force.

And finally Gravity: The weight of the paper plane also affects its flight, as
gravity pulls it down towards Earth.

All of these forces (thrust, lift, drag and gravity) affect how well a given
paper plane's voyage goes.  The forces that allow a paper plane to fly are the
same ones that apply to real airplanes as well.

Depending on the aerodynamic design, paper airplanes can fly fairly far
and glide through the air with ease. Did you know that The current
Guinness Book of World Record for the furthest paper aircraft flight is 69.14
meters? In order to achieve a flight of this length, we must learn about
various designs and how they work with the different forces affecting flight.

Hope you enjoyed. Thank you!

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