Observed arrival · 2026-11-12
Bestfold’s browser-based paper-plane workshop
An interactive project for simulating paper-plane flights, exploring fold designs, and contributing to a search for better planes made from one sheet of A4.
- For
- Paper-plane builders and flight-simulation tinkerers
- Worth noticing
- Each design is scored by its average across the worst eight of 16 throws, with throw, folding, and drag varied.
Field notes
The method describes the sheet as polygons whose layers are reflected and restacked at each crease; some folds move only the top layers to create locks. The model uses the mass, balance point, and inertia of folded 80 g/m² paper, and the page says its aerodynamic calculations are checked against wind-tunnel data for flat plates and sharp delta wings and against a measured A4 dart. These are descriptions on the site, not independent verification.
Observed signals
Read the marks
Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.
One card from the complete issue