Talk:Paper plane

message: The technique of throwing objects made out of paper most probably originated in Egypt, where the first pieces of papyrus were thrown through the air into trash cans
Maybe this is true, but it sure sounds like someone having a little fun with this article. Is there any factual basis for this sentence? —Bkell 03:00, 31 Dec 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: From what I have researched (paperplane.org) website; it clearly says that. Squash 09:57, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  The technique of throwing objects 

message: I'm the owner of one of the pages that is linked (Joseph Palmer), and I'm interested in donating my four designs (Graphics & text) to the wikkipedia,
but I'm not sure how this is done. Ideas?
:Create a Wikipedia account. Upload a pictures then GFDL them. Squash 05:37, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Donating designs

message: I wish to submit my web site for inclusion for the purpose of discussion on paper airplanes.  The OmniWing platform was conceived in the early 1970's with emphasis on flight stability and glide performance.  Several variations presented.  See at www.omniwing.com. 
Performancepaper (talk) 20:56, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: The OmniWing

message: The link to Ken Blackburn's page is now defunct. What is wikipedia's policy on this?
Fire 00:10, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not sure if there's a policy pe has it... 82.139.85.101 02:07, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Ken Blackburn's page

message: Hi. What is the record for the fastest paper airplane ever officially recorded, hand launched or otherwise? Should it be in the article? Thanks. AstroHurricane001(Talk+Contribs+Ubx) 23:00, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not sure if there even is a fastest paper airplane record, since it might be somewhat difficult to measure that. Also, I don't see the purpose for that, especially when you consider that the speed of a plane would probably affect its flight negatively and depends greatly upon the thrower. It does sound like an interesting idea--I'll keep an eye open! -Rohan 24.6.16.156 (talk) 23:24, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

text: World records for paper aircraft in the Guinness Book of Records revolve around duration and distance travelled, and of wingspan. At the time of writing, paper planes do not appear to have an FAI class - I honestly wish they did ! I also often wonder what it would be - F8, F9 perhaps ? Aside from this, most paper models are gliders. With this in mind, and with the normal problems associated with l/d ratios, models with long ranges tend to fly faster. For instance, the Paper Pilot & White Wings gliders fly at a merry lick, a consequence of their long range flight characteristics - but models in the same series e.g. high performance sailplanes appear to float like gossamer on slightly breezy warm days. The occasions when paper models become powered make the definitions of speed somewhat meaningless, but duration and distance covered appear to be the critical factors in evaluating performance in flight.--Deepshark (talk) 12:29, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  World record 

message: I have attempted to improve this article by improving the language and restoring various sections lost through vandalism.  However, I think the aerodynamics section is still confusing to those not familiar with the world of paper planes.  Looking back to how the article was in 2004, I think the aerodynamics section read much better.  Before I take the section back to that older version, what do the other editors think? Astronaut 14:35, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Possible improvements 

message: Having personally met Prof E.H. Mathews, and spoken with him, I take exception to the editor who replaced his name with a spurious 'Prof Birch of Wales' who was NEVER responsible for the PP gliders. If the replacer will identify himself / herself it would be appreciated, and some discussion entered into.
It is possible Prof. Birch was the disseminator of Prof. Mathews glider's in Europe during the 1980's, and some qualification would be appreciated - but the wholesale replacement of names was inappropriate given the circumstances. 
Thanks, User Deepshark5
===On a similar note: Tim Richardson?===
The article mentions "Tim Richardson on his website" (or similar), but nowhere gives a link to this website, or the correct Tim Richardson.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.167.5.50 (talk) 10:27, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Prof Birch ? Who is that?

message: The article mentions "Tim Richardson on his website" (or similar), but nowhere gives a link to this website, or the correct Tim Richardson.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.167.5.50 (talk) 10:27, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: On a similar note: Tim Richardson?

message: Does anyone know of some good paper airplane sites? I've tried paperaeronautics.org, paperairplanes.co.uk, and paperairplanes.net so far, but don't know more. Rohang paa (talk) 19:26, 22 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi. Back when I was excessively interested in paper airplanes, I searched for these on the Internet and found more than a dozen. You might want to search for something like "paper airplane" on a search engine. Books are a good resource too, I've found about as many airplane designs from book as from websites. This might also be a good question to ask on the Reference desk. Hope this helps. Thanks. ~AH1(TCU) 13:23, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

text: an okay website with a ton of links to paper airplane designs is www.theonlinepaperairplanemuseum.com
a new website: www.4dpaperairplane.com. It's a 3-dimensional paper airplane model but also can be fly (so its named 4d paper airplane). It's a combination of 3d paper model and fly paper model. We should have a section for this 4D paper airplane model.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jiant4d (talk • contribs) 21:07, 5 February 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Other Paper Airplane Sites 

message: paper-aviator.com www.paper-aviator.com offers eight different ways to make a paper airplane (more to come) with step by step video instructions.  --Chilndan (talk) 06:42, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  paper-aviator.com 

message: The section's material is written similar to an instruction manual (i.e. Wikibooks) rather than encyclopedic content. Wikipedia is not a manual, guidebook, or textbook. Please rewrite the section that establishes a neutral point of view. – nh.jg 01:03, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Section: "Types of paper planes" 

message: I started a disambiguation page at paper plane (disambiguation), because the hatnotes on this page were starting to get a bit cluttered. Feel free to adjust and revert as needed. --Muchness (talk) 10:09, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Disambiguation page

message: This page should be renamed paper airplane. Wikipedia is not supposed to be a source for new words or terms but a reflection of accepted language.
24.136.136.72 (talk) 11:07, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: It's explained in the lead of the article that it's a difference in UK-US English spelling. The articles title is in UK English. --Τασουλα (Shalom!) (talk) 19:24, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

text: I would support moving back to 'paper airplane" though on the basis that google has 3.7 million hits for that and only 2.8 million for "paper plane". Dmcq (talk) 12:09, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, 'paper plane' isn't the dominant term in the UK either, despite the title of the Status Quo song - that's 'paper aeroplane'. It does satisfy WP:GLOBALIZE though. --Ef80 (talk) 00:03, 17 June 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  In what english speaking country or parlance is "paper plane" the accepted term? 

message: JJhashisreasons (talk) 19:38, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Things really need to be in a book or a newspaper to get past first base for inclusion in articles. If on a web site it has to be written by someone who is an acknowledged expert - normally by having written books or papers on the subject. See WP:reliable sources Dmcq (talk) 00:11, 31 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  DC3-glider? It's all over t'internet 

message: Pgr0 (talk) 23:45, 3 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  other designs 

message: {{edit semi-protected||answered=no}
Please add a paragraph or at least a hint, that newest paper planes
use profile shaped wings like real airplanes.
These paperplanes have a much higher glide ratio than old fashioned
paper planes and because of this have advantages in paper plane competition.
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWccBs3H05Y
62.156.52.72 (talk) 14:17, 12 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 12 January 2014 

message: Their site, which has not been updated since early 2011, makes no reference to successful verification of those outrageous distances "reported", like Australia, South Africa, or North America. The BBC website just pooped out a pointless fluff piece today mentioning those 'facts' about the outcome. They also could not, as the article says, withstand "gusts up to 100mph", which is a bad interpretation of what the source news article says. (A badly-written article anyhow; exactly what is a "virtual stabilizer?") Anyway, I would take out all these clunky sentences, unless you just want to leave the factoid that "some guys dropped some from a balloon once". I would, but, you know, Wikipedia apparently hasn't figured out how to block only little brats from Ohio from screwing with pages (hint: IP address blocking). They have no problem needlessly publicizing mine, of course. Luckily it's dynamic. 208.65.89.155 (talk) 01:15, 4 June 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Could you just leave it alone unless you have a  citation showing something wrong or says something different about it please. What you say on a talk page does not count as a WP:reliable source. Dmcq (talk) 12:58, 4 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  ProjectSpacePlanes was never verified 

message: I think it would be necessary to add this following paper airplane as example
for paper airplanes with profile wings, because this plane is a "milestone"
in the development of paper airplanes.
It is in fact the first Paper airplane with a real profiled wing, which could be build easily.
Build Instructions Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWccBs3H05Y
Free Blueprint for Printing
http://www.pdf-archive.com/2014/12/01/profile-paper-plane/profile-paper-plane.pdf
Styleboyle2 (talk) 20:30, 2 January 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: Wikipedia is not a how-to guide, nor are these WP:RS Cannolis (talk) 23:08, 2 January 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 2 January 2015 

message: No paper yet in 500BCE.Ribosome2012 (talk) 02:02, 21 June 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: 500BCE?

message: Surely a section on Popular Culture references is in order. I mean such instances as when in Planet of the Apes, Taylor constructs a paper aeroplane as a throwaway gesture of his own technological superiority; incurring the wrath of Dr Zaius, who crushes it.
Nuttyskin (talk) 12:43, 8 January 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  References in Popular Culture 

message: External Links: fix DMOZ URL to "https://dmoztools.net/Arts/Crafts/Paper/Origami/Paper_Airplanes/" 37.48.37.230 (talk) 17:15, 11 June 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Done Izno (talk) 17:50, 11 June 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 11 June 2017 

message: Change Wiwatersrand to Witwatersrand in "In 1984, Professor E.H. Mathews, lecturer in Thermodynamics at the University of the Wiwatersrand" G0atsen (talk) 08:50, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Done Danski454 (talk) 09:37, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 11 August 2019 

message: the highest paper airplane altitude launch was 35043 metres high 205.169.166.82 (talk) 21:22, 1 November 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. NiciVampireHeart 05:15, 2 November 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 1 November 2019 

message: The world record of Takuo Toda is not 27.9 seconds but 29.2 seconds. See this source. Thieu1972 (talk) 11:44, 15 January 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  World record 

message: add the following to the bottom of the Notable Books list:
*Advanced Paper Airplanes For Kids and Adults, by Andrew Thorne, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017
Advancedpaperairplanes (talk) 17:38, 22 December 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the  template. Unlikely that this is WP:DUE, given that it is published on an independent publishing platform. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 17:54, 22 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 21 December 2021