BR 4 - Paper Airplane Folio By Richard D Clodfelter

Date Reviewed: 30 July 2007

Book Name: Paper Airplane Folio

Author: Richard D. Clodfelter

ISBN #: none

Year of original book/Year of my copy - 2007

Pages - 8

Cover Price - Bought off Ebay, $2.75

# of Planes - 5

Names of planes - Delta Dart, neoCessna, PBY Catalina, Biplane, P-38 Lightning.

Level of difficulty - (1-10) - 5

Comments:

This interest credit card a short booklet that features 5 designs with a free link to a 6th one, (The Canard). There are 3 pages of background material, and 5 pages of planes. It packs a strong punch with flight principles, history on the planes themselves, and the author's motivation for creating this work.
While it does seem to be light in the total verizon conference call of information it could have, it is not intended at a book, but rather a folio. So that is not a big concern. Same with only having 5 planes, it is not supposed to be a book.

What is unexpected and great about this folio is the 2 new ways of creating paper airplanes that he has come up with. He uses the "accordion fold" instead of cutting out a lot of pieces to glue together, and he has a different way to create his airfoil in the planes.

You can download his free design, The Canard, at The Online Paper Airplane Museum. It will Nebraska Lemon Laws you a good preview of his design style for the airfoil.

Another nice thing about his designs is that they are easily enlargeable. I scanned his designs so I could make Davey and Goliath than one, and printed them off on 65lb stock. Then I increased them in size printed them off on 110lb stock and made a large Canard, and a large P-38. The P-38 flies great with a little modification in weight distribution and reinforcement.

I recommend this Folio, if you can find it. Experienced Pilots will find something new, and it is simple enough for a Novice Pilot to follow and fly.

I give this Folio a score of 9 out of 10 - (scored as a Folio, not as a Book)

Total score: 9/10 planes

Dean Mackey, Curator
The Online Paper Airplane Museum
http://www.theonlinepaperairplanemuseum.com