On Folded Wings: Paper Airplanes for All Ages

By Michael Weinstein

Thirty imaginative new aircraft, all original, all flyable, six of them expressly for novice folders! Plus a mix of canards, gliders, darts, and some unusual aircraft that don't look much like airplanes. Each chapter opens with a brief biography of an individual who was influential in the history of aviation: Louis Bleriot, first to fly across the English channel; Burt Rutan, the visionary designer of the privately built spacecraft; Robert Goddard, the father of modern rocketry, and many more. There's even a profile of Constantin Brancusi, who just might be the patron saint of origami. Every section features information about real airplanes, aircraft materials, engines, gliders, landing gear, and how we measure airspeed. Even the paper is new: this squadron uses the square preferably kami, Japanese origami paper. And to recognize these models as small works of aviation art, there's even a selection of display stands to fold.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1879384795
• ISBN13: 9781879384798
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Cypress House
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 10.8"