Or vice versa?
2006-12-07 08:12:33 · 8 answers · asked by mary_sconster 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
Well i'm not using advanced composites to build paper airplanes yet, and i still stick to some basic folds.
I would say no.
UNless somebody is getting really advanced and building some amazing paper planes, I thing real airpleanes have gone far ahead while paper planes stay fairly still.
Especially when you consider that most paper planes to not have wings with the composite set of curves that real planes have to provide lift, paper planes are more of gliders.
2006-12-07 08:23:39 · answer #1 · answered by Fuzzy_Wuzzy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aerordynamics are aerodynamics no matter what material, size, scale or design you are utilizing. The bernouli principle (the theory of lift) affects a paper airplane just as much as it does an F-22 Raptor.
Lift for the vehicle comes from the shape of the wing. Stating it basically: The leading edge of a wing is thicker on top with a slope following down. Normally in a paper airplane (those that can fly) you'll notice that the leading edge is where the fold is creating this rise on the top of the wing. This slows down the air on top and creates an area of lower pressure above the wing. The higher pressure (faster moving) air below the wing then pushes that wing (and whatever is attached to it) up. This is how a wing works.
2006-12-07 10:08:09 · answer #2 · answered by akula83 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The art of paper airplanes is closer to origami, but knowing principles of aerodynamics can improve the gliding time and general performance of the paper airplane. In this way, real airplane design influences its paper counterpart.
However, Jack Northrop did test ideas by folding paper airplanes, so in at least one case, the opposite is true
2006-12-07 09:55:35 · answer #3 · answered by bedgyro 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not really because modern day airplanes are usually propelled by either jets or props so a paper airplane isnt really considered an airplane. it is more of a glider. it does not cave the curved wings of a modern day airplane to create lift so it isnt really flying through the air either, it is more just plowing through the air untill gravity can bring it back down.
2006-12-07 09:43:29 · answer #4 · answered by cheasy123 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can copyright the graphics and video tutorials. I'm not sure if you copyright the design or patent them.
2016-05-23 04:23:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither, from what I've seen of most paper airplanes.
2006-12-07 10:26:01 · answer #6 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you have that backwards.
2006-12-10 12:21:09 · answer #7 · answered by gntolng 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't think so.
2006-12-07 09:01:03 · answer #8 · answered by Dr. Nick 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋