Others attribute some of the earliest designs to Leonardo da Vinci with his early writings about a parchment flying machine. Some say the modern day paper airplane was a result of the Wright ...

People have been making them since at least 1909. Some people think they were doing it as much as 2,000 years ago in China.

According to the Paper Aircraft Association, a paper airplane thrown in space will not fly; it will float in a straight line forever.

But what if you wanted to make a paper airplane that looks like an armadillo? Could you get that to fly? If you're using Pteromys, a new research tool created at Autodesk, the answer is yes.

Making a paper airplane that stays airborne for more than a few seconds is a challenge for most people. John Collins folds paper flying machines that can spin, flap like birds, and make 360-degree ...

They scratched their hypotheses in pencil, made final alterations to their designs, and then set off down the stairs and out into the school’s front lawn, where they let their airplanes fly.