# Paper aeroplanes

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paper-aeroplanes/232911>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 7, 2004, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paper-aeroplanes/232911 "2004-03-07T00:36:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cc9497/32.png) [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2004, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paper-aeroplanes/232911/1 "2004-03-07T00:36:10Z")

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Did people make paper aeroplanes / gliders before the real things were invented? Did their designs differ from ours today?

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**Author:** ![Loopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loopus/32/15343_2.png) [@Loopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopus)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2004, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paper-aeroplanes/232911/2 "2004-03-07T02:23:55Z")

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Cecil’s column on the subject: [Which came first, paper airplanes or real ones?](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_017b.html)