Cover -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- A Passion for Origami Airplanes -- Paper Airplane Fun -- CHAPTER 1 SELECTING AND PREPARING YOUR PAPER -- Paper Selection -- Paper Formats -- Squareness -- Thickness -- Weight -- Foldability -- Rigidity -- Aesthetics Impact Performance -- Putting It All Together -- Testing Papers -- Additional Paper Handling Tips -- Preparing Your Paper -- Square Paper -- A Word About A-Series Paper and the Silver Rectangle -- Scale Any Rectangle -- Forming a US Letter Proportion from a Square -- Forming a US Letter Proportion from an A4 sheet -- CHAPTER 2 MASTERFUL FOLDING TECHNIQUES -- Creasing Carefully -- Mastering the Inside-reverse Fold -- Mastering the Squash Fold -- Origami Symbols & Diagrams -- When in Doubt, Look Ahead -- Don't Overlook the Details -- CHAPTER 3 HOW TO DESIGN EXCEPTIONAL PAPER AIRPLANES -- Design for Performance -- The Drop Test -- Designing for Distance vs. Hang Time (Time Aloft) -- Designing a Fun Folding Sequence -- Control Surface Tweaking and Optimization -- How to Fly Your Paper Airplane -- CHAPTER 4 THE PLANES -- 1. Stacked Over Logan -- 2. Chuck Finn -- 3. Finger Winger -- 4. Art-Deco Wing -- 5. Shuttle Dart -- 6. Arrow -- 7. Rodney -- 8. Stormin' Norman -- 9. Flying Fox -- 10. F-102 Delta Jet -- 11. F-14 Tomcat -- 12. Sky Cruiser -- 13. Transfusion -- Lock Nose Darts -- 14. Lock Nose Dart: US Letter Paper Variation A -- 15. Lock Nose Dart: US Letter Paper Variation B -- 16. Lock Nose Dart: Square Paper Version -- 17. Lock Nose Dart: A4 Letter Paper Version -- 18. Double-Flap Nose Lock Glider -- 19. Pelican -- 20. Nifty Fifty -- 21. House Fly -- 22. Canard Cruiser -- 23. Fuselage-Lock Sweet Dart -- 24. Safe-T-Dart -- 25. STDC (Safe-T-Dart with Canard) -- 26. Whisker Jet -- 27. Duck Bill Dollar Canard -- 28. Maple Seed -- CHAPTER 5 HOSTING A PAPER AIRPLANE COMPETITION.

Organize and Energize a Team -- Tap Into Community Resources -- Which Type of Contest is Right for You? -- Select the Venue -- Identify Key Tasks -- Brainstorm past Planning Roadblocks -- Suggested Contest Rules -- Lining Up Prizes and Awards -- Off ering Refreshments -- Communications, Press and Promotion -- Attendee, Volunteer and Sponsor Appreciation -- Opening and Closing Ceremony Scripts -- APPENDICES -- A Long-Winded Word About the Air -- Paper Airplane Terms and Jargon -- Resources -- Acknowledgments -- Photo Credits -- Back Cover.