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Forces of Flight
The Four Forces
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Shaped for Space
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Newton’s Laws of Motion
Kepler’s Laws of Orbital Motion
Moving in Space
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Create Your Own Paper Airplane
Distance Challenge
Controlled Flight
Forces of Flight
How Wings Work
Paper Airplane Gallery
Hands-on Experiments
Rocket Lab
Paper Airplane Gallery
Check out the many possible designs.
Create Your Own!
Search Field For Paper Airplanes
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