Paper Pilot: The Paper Airplane Pilot's Manual

By Benjamin Haynes

Packed with colorful photographs and illustrations, historical facts about famous aircraft, and nostalgic looks at the eternally popular pastime of model plane building, Paper Pilot is aviation... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789315351
• ISBN13: 9780789315359
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Universe
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.8" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Excellent model book for an adult

Similar to books published a few years ago by Andrew Dewar, this is a book for assembling flying paper airplane models. This book includes 24 different aircraft from WW2 to the present time. A section of the book is devoted to small histories of each airplane that is modeled, with the remainder being full color punch-out pages of airplane parts. Coloring of the airplane parts is excellent, but most of the airplane schemes are dull grays or blacks. Assembly of the planes requires forming and folding flat paper into the various curved shapes that aircraft have. Pieces need to be glued together (be careful about using too much or the paper will probably warp). Instructions for each model are a very few (sometimes only one) blow-up diagrams of the general part arrangement, with no additional text. Individual parts have basic instructions shown near the punch-out such as 'fold 180 degrees', 'right wing', 'engines X8', or 'roll, for ballast'. If the builder is patient and careful, the models will fly. Note: I said 'patient and careful', meaning this book is not the best for children... it's best for adult plane buffs.

Real pilots love it.

Top notch information graphics. A lot of complex information about the airplanes is conveyed a clear, immediate and beautiful manner. My youngest brother got his flying license when he was 16-the youngest pilot in Canada. Now, at 20 he flys private jets in Indonesia. I sent the book to him and he enjoyed it. You can see some spreads from the book at www.juliettecezzar.com

Two books in one

I ordered this book for my dad thinking it was just a paper airplane book. That part of the book is spendid. Excellent detail. What surprized me is the first half. This is the best collection of stats and photos I have found in one source. I ordered three more for myself and friends.

Paper Pilot

Excellent book. The airplanes are tough but if you stick to it, it's worth it. My son is 10 and he could not put it down!