Paper Airplane Flight by Hands Only

The Origami Hang Glider Paper Airplane Designed by Slater Harrison is flown using hands only. This form of soaring is called Controllable Slope Soaring or walkalong gliding. The Origami Hang Glider is made from phone book paper. The forward boom ballast is made from a sliver of a plastic straw. The flight characteristics are curious, with little change in heading when flown straight and level but a relatively large heading change with minimal roll control input. Such sharp turning tendencies may be the result of the inboard wing falling into a partial stall which greatly increases the drag on the inboard wing and results in a strong yaw motion.

For a description and plans, see:
http://sciencetoymaker.org/hangGlider/index.htm

and more specifically:
http://sciencetoymaker.org/hangGlider/images/241%201%2010.PDF

For info on how to fly walkalong gliders by controllable slope soaring see:
http://sites.google.com/site/controllableslopesoaring/

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[AhhhMilad123]

plzzz show how to make it :)

[TCHdaChimunk4Lyfe]

To all the people saying it's fake it's not we are making these in our physics class what's' keeping it suspended in the air is the wind resistance that rolls off you finger and this draft goes under the plane keeping it in the air.

[joshuachingto]

I'll grade it A++

[roejames12]

Everybody crying fake, lookup paper airplane walkalong gliders, and you'll see it's not fake.

[squigy97]

Get this one to work, I suggest folding a tumblewing glider. Y

[squigy97]

It's NOT FAKE (I have done it.), and it's not origami. This video is not fake at all. It just takes practice and skill to be able to fly them. If you can't get h

[slopyperson]

thumbs up if you want to make this origami airplane

[jordanacoba45]

it seems fake because i tried it once but it didnt want to go

[SH1974]

@MultiAnimalProtector Maybe this video is faked. I guess it is NOT, but I agree it is not 100% visible.

But fact is: There are some videos (similar to this one) wich are 100% not faked. Those "walkalong gliders" use the "ground effect" wich is simulated by the hands. So those gliders can hoover for long distances. With a bit of exercising, You can even control tle flying direction! Check'out some other videos and You'll be convinced.

[fozzysoy]

so fake just used green screen to get hands in the video..

[macdadydoo]

idiots just don't understand ... ITS NOT FAKE