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  • Published: 1 September 2005
  • ISBN: 9781580087261
  • Imprint: Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 168
  • RRP: $34.99

The Gliding Flight

Simple Fun with a Sheet of Paper--Make and Fly 20 Original Paper Airplanes Using No Glue or Cutting



THE GLIDING FLIGHT is a return to paper airplane basics: one person, one piece of paper, and a few folds later, one airplane. Using a refreshingly inventive approach to designs and flying characteristics, you can make 20 original paper planes, such as the Stealth, the Wind Devil, the Glart, and the Skid Kid. The book's flip-book animation demonstrates the basic origami folds, with clear step-by-step assembly for each design. A crease here and there is all you need to create high-performance aircraft — no scissors, no glue. In the current age of electronic toys, THE GLIDING LIGHT proves you can still have fun with a simple sheet of paper and a little imagination.

  • Published: 1 September 2005
  • ISBN: 9781580087261
  • Imprint: Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 168
  • RRP: $34.99

About the author

John M. Collins

JOHN M. COLLINS has been flying paper airplanes over and around California’s Marin County and San Francisco for more than 20 years. John is currently the news production supervisor for KRON TV in San Francisco, having directed their newscasts for 18 years. In addition to inventing world-class paper airplanes, John also enjoys origami, boomerangs, windsurfing, stunt kites, and screenwriting.

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