Kyong Hwa Lee

Amazing Paper Airplanes (eBook, ePUB)

The Craft and Science of Flight

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In this book Kyong Hwa Lee combines the art of origami and the science of flight to create unique paper airplane designs for aviation enthusiasts of all ages. Featuring thirty-two designs, Amazing Paper Airplanes showcases models resembling real-world aircraft, including the F-22 fighter jet, a P-51 World War II plane, the Convair F-102 Delta Dagger-the first supersonic delta-wing interceptor airplane of the US Air Force-and more. For these models, Lee provides information along with an image of the real plane to encourage interest in aerospace technology. Every design has been flight-tested and presents complete step-by-step folding instructions. In addition to showing basic and advanced folding techniques and providing templates for each plane, the author explains the theory behind flight and offers tips to fine-tune paper airplanes for optimal flying.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of New Mexico Press
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Altersempfehlung: ab 9 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juni 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780826356659
• Artikelnr.: 59595141

Autorenporträt

Kyong Hwa Lee holds a doctorate in electrical engineering and has worked for more than twenty-five years in the aerospace industry. Lee has designed over one hundred unique paper airplanes over the last thirty years. His coauthored Paper Airplane Fold-a-Day calendar has been popular worldwide since its first publication in 2006. Every day hundreds of paper airplane enthusiasts visit his website at www.amazingpaperairplanes.com.