Intro:

Paper airplanes are a fun thing to make when you are bored. You just grab a piece of paper,
complete a couple steps and then boom, you have a paper airplane. But have you ever thought about
how paper airplanes work? Or the history of paper airplanes? Well, there is plenty of background on
paper airplanes that you can discover.

Paper airplanes were invented around 2,000 years ago, when the Chinese invented paper. So,
they thought of ways to use that paper in a fun-like matter. Those paper airplanes though, are a lot
different from today’s paper airplanes. They had a big tail in the back with a little stick holder in the
front to throw it. Since it was not as aerodynamic as the ones we have today, it did not always go as far.
But there is more that goes into paper airplanes than just its history.

Paper airplanes, and planes in general, have aerodynamics. Aerodynamics are a way in which air
flows around something, which means you have to create something that has good aerodynamics.
Planes, for example, need to be built in a certain way in which they can fly in the air without falling from
the sky. Everything uses aerodynamics including things like planes and cars. So, that is the brief history
of paper airplanes and a brief definition of aerodynamics.

Hypothesis:

If we make the plane's wings longer, then the plane will go farther because the plane has better
aerodynamics.

Variables:

Ind V: The plane's wing length

Dep V: The distance
Control: Plane with 5cm wings.

Procedure:

Step designs- Each plane was done the same way with...
1, Folding it in half (The paper)
2, Fold the front corners together to make triangular shape.
3, Then, fold the sides of the paper on top of the newly folded triangular front.
4, lastly, fold the plane in half and fold the wings to the certain amount given (CM length)
Observations:

Plane Wing Length(cm) 0 3.9 5 6 8

First fly distance (m) 3.31 3.8 8.44 6.71 4.52

Second fly distance (m) 1.76 3.17 9.1 6.17 4.38

Third fly distance (m) 1.57 3.45 10.2 4.30 5.50

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Average (m) 2.21 3.47 7.23 5.72 4.4
Observations cont. :

The plane with 0 cm wing length nosedived to the ground.

The plane with a 3.9 cm wing length curved up at the start.
The plane with 5 cm wing length glided.
The plane with 6 cm wing length nosedived and spun.
The plane with 8 cm turned and nosedived.

Analysis:

The plane with 0 cm wing lengths distance average is 2.21 cm, based on the graph it traveled the least
distance out of the planes. There was a positive trend in distance based on increasing wing length until
the 6 cm plane which caused the trend to become negative. The furthest distance was by the plane with
a 5 cm wing length at 7.23 m. The median distance based on the table is 4.4 m and was by the plane
with 8 cm wing length. The plane with 3.9 cm wing length went 2.21 m, the second least furthest. Using
the averages from the chart, the mean of the distances is 4.6 (m).

Conclusion:

If we make the plane's wings longer, then the plane will go farther because the plane has better
aerodynamics. The plane with 0 centimeters wing length only flew an average of 2.21 meters, when
testing the 0 centimeters wing length it right away nosedived to the ground making it not go very far.
The plane with 3.9 centimeters wing length flew an average of 3.47-meter distance only 1.26 meters
more than the 0 centimeters wing length plane. When testing the 3.9-centimeter plane it slightly curved
up at the start when throwing it. The plane with a 5-centimeter wing length glided easily when throwing
it and had an average of 7.23 meters distance. The plane with the 6-centimeter wing length didn’t glide
as easily as the 5-centimeter plane, and its average was a 5.72-meter distance. The