# Test your paper airplane skills.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-paper-airplane-skills/202956>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 21, 2003, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-paper-airplane-skills/202956 "2003-09-21T12:47:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-paper-airplane-skills/202956/1 "2003-09-21T12:47:33Z")

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This [site](http://www.workmanweb.com/fliersclub/simulator2.html) has a paper airplane simulator. My best toss was 88 feet.

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**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-paper-airplane-skills/202956/2 "2003-09-21T13:02:50Z")

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88.8593

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**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-paper-airplane-skills/202956/3 "2003-09-21T13:05:11Z")

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Forgot to add: I was hoping for more mouse action, like click, pull back and thrust forward type thing.

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**Author:** ![missing\_link](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@missing\_link](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missing_link)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-paper-airplane-skills/202956/4 "2003-09-21T13:39:51Z")

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haha, maximum distance 327.4499 feet 😃

If you dont believe me, try these settings:

angle 42, speed 40 , elevators 2

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**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-paper-airplane-skills/202956/5 "2003-09-21T13:41:26Z")

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88.8593 also… Think that’s the max distance?

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**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-paper-airplane-skills/202956/6 "2003-09-21T17:37:12Z")

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