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TOKYO — In the world of competitive paper airplane throwing, a 20-second flight is exceptional, 25 or better is world class. Thirty is the stuff dreams are made of. Only one man – Japanese paper airplane virtuoso Takuo Toda – has ever come close to breaking the 30-second barrier. On Sunday, he set a world record for a hand-launched plane made with only paper, but fell just short of the 30-second mark. Toda, flying a 10-centimeter...  

Washington PostMan sets paper airplane world recordNBC2 NewsBut Toda isn't folding his tent just yet. He plans to fold some paper into another craft that can reach the holy grail of paper flight - 30 seconds. ...Paper plane enthusiast sets flight recordThe GuardianPaper airplane virtuoso tests record aloftDenver Postall 283 news articles »  

What is it with planes lately? First a prolonged airplane lavatory stay caused a national scare—again—and now another plane is responsible for ruining a world record attempt for, well, another plane. One made of paper. It wasn't just any paper airplane though. It was one created and thrown by paper airplane master Takuo Toda during the second of ten Guinness World Record attempts in Japan this weekend. The record for a paper airplane thrown by...  

By By ERIC TALMADGE -- In the world of competitive paper airplane throwing, a 20-second flight is exceptional, 25 or better is world class.Thirty is the stuff dreams are made of.Only one man - Japanese paper airplane virtuoso Takuo Toda - has ever come close to breaking the 30-second barrier. On Sunday, he set a world record for a hand-launched plane made with only paper, but fell just short of the 30-second mark.  

(By Eric Talmadge, Associated Press) In the world of competitive paper airplane throwing, a 20-second flight is exceptional, 25 or better is world class.Thirty is the stuff dreams are made of.  

Making paper airplanes with your kids is a lot of fun, and best of all it's inexpensive! You are never too old, or too young, to fold up some paper and marvel at the mystery of flight. Each of these books will show you how to make some truly unique planes, not just the standard detention-hall variety. Fantastic Flight book: These aren't your ordinary paper airplanes. These airplanes loop, circle back, flap their wings and spin, tumble, soar...  

Artist Andrew Baasch has started filming Ohio bands performing acoustic renditions of their songs in unusual settings, not unlike the Take Away Shows and Black Cab Sessions. He calls them Ohio Sessions. Baasch obviously knows how to work a video camera — these aren’t amateur videos. Check out this one from Paper Airplane: Head over to [...]  

(YouTube Link) “Aerodynamics say that if drag and thrust are equal, as in this video, the plane should move forward, not stay in the same position… why is this? Because the left one runs slower? than the right one.”  Sounds logical, but what an impressive visualization. via Unique Daily  

ISBN13: 9780761143833 Condition: NEW Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Product DescriptionIt’s the classic, world’s bestselling paper airplane book, grounded in the aerodynamics of paper and abounding with fun. The World Record Paper Airplane Book raises paper airplane making to a unique, unexpected art. This new edition boasts four brand-new models: Stiletto, Spitfire, Galactica, and Sting [...]  

December 1, 2009 -- TOKYO -- In the world of competitive paper airplane throwing, a 20-second flight is exceptional, 25 or better is world class. Thirty is the...  

December 1, 2009 -- Reagan Lemke (from left), Ellie Perry and Alexis Stidham, all seventh-graders at Valley View Middle School, fly paper airplanes in the Dunbar...  

December 1, 2009 -- Paper airplane falls short of lofty goal TOKYO - In the world of competitive paper airplane throwing, a 20- second flight is...