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Can anyone explain to me how physics is involved in making and flying paperairplanes?
Paperairplanes and Physics behind it?
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Physics plays a crucial role in the design and flight of paper airplanes, particularly through concepts like thrust, lift, drag, and weight. Understanding these factors can enhance performance in contests, as they influence how well a paper airplane glides and stays airborne. Resources like paperplane.org provide valuable insights into the aerodynamics specific to paper airplanes, making complex concepts more accessible. The discussion highlights a desire for simpler explanations and practical applications of physics in a fun context. Engaging with these principles can significantly improve paper airplane design and flying techniques.
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Welcome to the forums,
Why are you interested, is this a school project of yours? What factors do you think you should consider? Have you researched anything already?
Why are you interested, is this a school project of yours? What factors do you think you should consider? Have you researched anything already?
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it is for a personal knowlege, my friends and i have fun making paper airplane and i challenged one of the to a contest to make better airplane but it made me ask what makes paper airplanes work so well.
alot of the stuff i found is too complicated for me to understand.
i already know how thrust and wings of real air plane work, but i find information on paper airplanes dificult to find, besides on how to fold them.
alot of the stuff i found is too complicated for me to understand.
i already know how thrust and wings of real air plane work, but i find information on paper airplanes dificult to find, besides on how to fold them.
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http://paperplane.org/Aerodynamics/paero.htm"
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Hope that is helpful
http://paperplane.org/"
Hope that is helpful
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Wow!
These sights are really awsome! this will really help in our contest/argument ;P thank you
These sights are really awsome! this will really help in our contest/argument ;P thank you
So I know that electrons are fundamental, there's no 'material' that makes them up, it's like talking about a colour itself rather than a car or a flower. Now protons and neutrons and quarks and whatever other stuff is there fundamentally, I want someone to kind of teach me these, I have a lot of questions that books might not give the answer in the way I understand. Thanks
i want to just test a linear generator with galvanometer , the magnet is N28 and the wire (Cu) is of 0.6mm thikness and 10m long , but galvanometer dont show anthing ,
The core is PLA material (3d printed)
The magnet size if 28mm * 10mm * 5mm
If the universe is fundamentally probabilistic, and all possible outcomes are realized in some branch of the multiverse, does that invalidate the concept of scientific inquiry? If knowledge is merely a description of one particular branch of reality, does it have any inherent value?
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