A balsa wood glider is really easy to make despite the physics involved on its flight. Make one yourself and have a ton of fun. In this video, I explain how to make it from the beginning. In this ...

Learn how to make paper airplanes with these easy-to-follow directions. Origami is the Japanese art of folding paper. Finished designs can be 2-dimensional or intricate 3-dimensional creations. And ...

The history of the first paper airplane is largely debated. According to the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y., some believe the earliest paper airplanes came from China with the use ...

Next weekend, the world's paper aviation masters will gather in Salzburg, Germany, for the Red Bull Paper Wings championship. During the two-day event, finalists from 70 countries go nose-to-nose in ...

If there’s one paper craft that every person has likely attempted at least once, it’s the craft of folding a paper plane. From gliders to darts, these lightweight soarers have been around for ...

POP Projects is a collection of new and classic projects from more than a century of Popular Mechanics. Master skills, get tool recommendations, and, most importantly, build something of your very own ...

You might think paper airplanes are fun, quick-to-make toys for kids, but there is a world of paper plane–makers who are dead serious about the creation of record-setting planes. John Collins, The ...