The most perfect paper airplane in the eyes of an American player - the origami method of the DC-3 aircraft. It has adjustable ailerons and tail fins and has won multiple design awards.
Flight Manual
1. Check
Before we throw a paper airplane, it should be checked as carefully as before a real airplane takes off. Note that the two wings must be mirror images of each other. If the wings are of different heights or the tail is curved, the paper airplane will perform poorly. Therefore, we need to carefully correct it after detecting the problem.
2. Skills
Paper airplanes can be thrown forcefully or gently. In windy weather, if you throw a paper airplane into the breeze, it will flip over and fly for a few seconds. After flipping again, it can fly a long distance with the help of the wind. In windless weather, we need to gently throw it in the horizontal direction, and it will glide for a long time, with a slightly arced flight path, but generally it should be a straight line.
3. Adjustment
Suppose we find that the flight path veers to the left or right. This can be corrected by adjusting the wings. The method is to cut the ailerons on the wings and fold the ailerons up or down. We can also change the upward folding on the left and right sides of the wing to downward folding.
If the aircraft is a little top-heavy, we can try raising the tail slightly. Note that all adjustments must be made in small increments, and a test flight should be made immediately after the changes to observe the effects.
Design Principles
According to experts, to design a paper airplane that flies smoothly, at least the following principles should be followed:
The thick front-end design ensures stable flight, and the nose is fixed with a paper clip to allow the aircraft to fly farther.
If the nose of the aircraft is too heavy, adjust the tail ends of the wings and fold them upward slightly.
The center of gravity should be positioned forward to prevent the aircraft from swinging,
Experts believe that the ideal center of gravity should be about one-third of the fuselage from the nose.
The wing angle should be upward, giving the aircraft a "Y" shape when viewed from the front.
Winglets at the wing tips help reduce flight drag.
Look down at the front end of the aircraft, check for symmetry, and refold it if necessary; complete asymmetry will not allow for smooth flight.
Patience and fine-tuning are more important than radical changes to the basic design.
