Hi guys, This message is particularly intended for the physicists among the list; It's related with the one I sent yesterday. I'm designing my dollar paper airplane for the Miracle Flights campaign: FlyIt4ward. It's been a little challenging for me to design one that does glide using such a long rectangle instead of an A4 for example.
Anyway, I'm testing a prototype inside my home, assessing how well it glides; I haven't yet tested it in places with other characteristics. It seems to me that it glides a lot better when it glides very close to the ceiling but without touching it. Does that makes sense in physics? I was originally planning to make a video of the model gliding in a very spacious place, like an auditorium, but if a lower ceiling helps it glide better then I should plan for another location like a long hall for example. So can the distance between the ceiling and the paper airplane affect its gliding? Thanks in advance guys ; ) Gerardo gerardo(a)neorigami.com
