AY Honor Paper Airplane

Paper Airplane

Skill Level

1

Year

2025

Version

27.04.2025

Approval authority

Australian Union

Overview

Have you ever wondered what makes an airplane fly? In this honour, you will explore the principles of flight by designing, building, and testing different types of paper airplanes. You’ll learn about aerodynamics, experiment with wing shapes and folds, and even compete in flight challenges. More importantly, you’ll discover how the process of designing and improving something reflects God’s creativity and purpose in our own lives. Get ready to fold, fly, and find meaning in the science of flight!

The Challenging Part

The most challenging requirement of this honor is probably this:

4. Conduct experiments to test how different factors affect flight:

• Try different types of paper (thin, thick, textured, glossy, etc.)
• Adjust wing shape and folds to see their effects
• Modify the weight distribution (add paperclips or folds to see how it changes flight)
• Record your observations