Have you found a paper plane lately?

[Michel Van]

in a Experiment they release 200 paper plane from Balloon
Over Germany in a height from 37 km, that's 23 miles

the Balloon start near German town Wolfsburg and was found south east of capital Berlin
how the paper plane look like

Project Website

projectspaceplanes.com

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German on-line news

Leichtbau-Flugobjekte: Papierflieger segeln durch Stratosphäre

Dünne Luft und minus 50 Grad: Für Papierflugzeuge herrschen mehr als 37 Kilometer über der Erde ungemütliche Bedingungen. Und trotzdem fliegen sie dort offenbar, wie ein spektakulärer Versuch beweist.

www.spiegel.de

10 Picture about the mission

Papierflugzeuge: Segelnd durch die Stratosphäre

Dünne Luft und minus 50 Grad: Mehr als 37 Kilometer über der Erde ist die Umgebung wenig gemütlich für Papierflugzeuge. Und trotzdem fliegen sie dort offenbar, wie ein spektakulärer Versuch beweist.

www.spiegel.de

 

[Jemiba]

Re: Germany: have you found a paper plane lately?

Interesting experiment, one of those, many school boys are dreaming off.
What is starting a paper plane from the 8th floor against starting it from a
height of 37 km ? I'm just afraid, that the biggest part of those paper planes
end up totally unnoticed in the garbage can, or ripped apart by a typical
German caretaker, loudly ranting about those rascals. ;D

 

[Michel Van]

Re: Germany: have you found a paper plane lately?

a typical german Caretaker

Only Orginal, with a membership in a dachshund Breeding Association...

 

[Mark Nankivil]

Paper Planes Launched in Space

Greetings All -

Well, it depends on one's definition of outer space or more accurately, what altitude you start the launch at!

Paper Airplanes Launched From Space, Soar Back to Germany, Australia, Canada

The Project Space Planes team -- fronted by Joel Veitch, a British web animator -- launched a weather balloon carrying a whopping 200 paper planes from a field in Germany into outer space. The planes raced back to Earth, and Veitch says reports of planes have been filtering in from all over the...

www.foxnews.com

Paper Planes Launched from the Edge of Space

What's the difference between a paper plane and a paper space plane? Altitude! About 125,000 feet to be precise: The balloon, filled with helium gas and carrying a load of paper planes, took 2.6 hours to rise to 37,339 metres (that's at the edge of space!), where it burst and took only 40...

www.wonderhowto.com

Interesting idea to add the memory card to each paper plane.

Another attempt but this time launched from the ISS:

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHLwHrPDUdY


Enjoy the Day! Mark

 

[Nik]

Re: Paper Planes Launched in Space

Well, when you consider what space capsule ablative heatshields begin as...

Uh, also, there's a matter of wing loading...

 

[X-39]

FUN:

Learn about the science of flight and then experiment with your own paper airplane models.Try these paper airplanes and share creations with #AFRLPaperAirplane on social media.

Paper Airplanes – Air Force Research Laboratory

afresearchlab.com

Basic Dart:

Belly Button Glider:

F-15 Eagle:

Sailplane:

 

[TomcatViP]

So cool for the kids.

 

[HoHun]

Hi,

Re: Germany: have you found a paper plane lately?

Interesting experiment, one of those, many school boys are dreaming off.
What is starting a paper plane from the 8th floor against starting it from a
height of 37 km ? I'm just afraid, that the biggest part of those paper planes
end up totally unnoticed in the garbage can, or ripped apart by a typical
German caretaker, loudly ranting about those rascals. ;D

Somehow, this reminds me of Xyla Foxlin's crown, which detached during descent at around 33 km altitude, never to be found again:

View: https://youtu.be/aQcAGpgi0qk?t=891


I wonder if the inspiration for the Germane experiment was the rubber druck drift study?

28,000 Rubber Ducks Accidentally Embarked On An Epic Ocean Current Study In 1992

On January 10, 1992, a storm at sea in the Pacific set in motion one of the largest and most unusual studies into global ocean currents. A freighter travel

www.iflscience.com

Regards,

Henning (HoHun)

 

[publiusr]

Some research on the subject

For new insights into aerodynamics, scientists turn to paper airplanes

A series of experiments using paper airplanes reveals new aerodynamic effects, a team of scientists has discovered. Its findings enhance our understanding of flight stability and could inspire new types of flying robots and small drones.

techxplore.com

A water resistant coating for paper

Paper or plastic? Rigid waterproof coating for paper aims to reduce our dependence on plastic

There is a considerable amount of research into the reduction of plastic for many and various applications. For the first time, researchers have found a way to imbue relatively sustainable paper materials with some of the useful properties of plastic. This can be done easily, cost effectively...

phys.org