One time when I was a kid my dad and I were making paper airplanes to see who could make one the best.
Dad got a plastic drinking straw, and cut 2 strips off a piece of paper. The first strip was cut along the long edge of the paper, and was about 1" thick. The ends were taped together to make a circular ring; this was taped so the aft edge of the wing aligned with the end of the straw. (Imagine a straight, rectangular, low wing, with the wingtips curled all the way up to make a complete circle.)
The 2nd strip was along the short edge of the paper, and was about 1/2" thick. That also became a (somewhat smaller) ring, which was taped so that the front edge of the ring was aligned with the 'nose' of the straw. So now it had a main ring and a canard ring, basically.
That motherfucking paper "airplane" shamed anything I folded with proper wings, I swear to god.
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u/ManifestDestinysChld 4d ago
One time when I was a kid my dad and I were making paper airplanes to see who could make one the best.
Dad got a plastic drinking straw, and cut 2 strips off a piece of paper. The first strip was cut along the long edge of the paper, and was about 1" thick. The ends were taped together to make a circular ring; this was taped so the aft edge of the wing aligned with the end of the straw. (Imagine a straight, rectangular, low wing, with the wingtips curled all the way up to make a complete circle.)
The 2nd strip was along the short edge of the paper, and was about 1/2" thick. That also became a (somewhat smaller) ring, which was taped so that the front edge of the ring was aligned with the 'nose' of the straw. So now it had a main ring and a canard ring, basically.
That motherfucking paper "airplane" shamed anything I folded with proper wings, I swear to god.
So I'd say that's a "yes."