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What Makes A Paper Airplane Fly?

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What Makes a Paper Airplane Fly?

What makes a paper airplane fly? Air! That's why paper airplanes have wings to glide across the sky.Have you ever heard the word aerodynamic it mean having a shape that reduces drag that's why paper airplanes have a pointed tip to reduce drag (drag is the same as air resistance) so if you want your paper airplane to fly the farthest you want as little drag as possible. A second force that paper airplanes need to overcome is gravity and to do that you need keep your paper airplane's weight to a minimum to avoid gravity pulling your paper airplane down towards the ground. Thrust and lift are two other forces that help your paper airplane have longer flight. Thrust is the forward

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