Fold and fly the record-setting distance paper
airplanes created by Japan's top designer!
Japanese paper airplane designer Takuo Toda is a living legend in Japan, having
won every major competition and published over 30 books.
This book presents a collection of the very best long-distance paper airplanes,
including the record-setting model that achieved a flight of 202 feet
[61.82-meters]!
These high-performance paper planes are all very easy to fold,
and fly for incredibly long distances.
The 32 tear-out planes in this book can be folded in just minutes! Each
plane has a unique design and flight characteristics. They include:
- Sleek
darts like the Lancer Zero that can withstand great
launch forces
- The
cool Arrow Fighter with its distinctive barbs
- The
amazing Praying Mantis with its forward-swept stabilizing
fins
- The Shark with
its aggressive styling and large vertical stabilizer
- The Air
King, the current record holder for longest flight distance in Japan!
- And
many more!
About the Author
Takuo Toda is the chairman of the Japan Origami
Airplanes Association. Ever since he was a preschooler, Toda has dedicated his
life to designing innovative paper aircraft.
His signature snub-nosed airplane
"Sky King" was the world record holder for many years.
On December
19, 2010, he broke his own Guinness World Record for flight duration with a new
"Zero Fighter" design which flew for 29.2 seconds.
Both of these
planes are exhibited in his own Oriplane Museum in Fukuyama City near
Hiroshima, Japan.
He has developed over 700 paper airplane designs and written
over 30 books on the subject.
When not designing and flying paper airplanes,
Takuo Toda serves as the CEO of Castem, a metal parts manufacturer in Japan.