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If you want to help your plane glide through the air longer, you want to make it stable. You need to balance the center of lift (the place where the air pushes it up) with the center of gravity (where the weight of the plane is pulling it down).

It's time to experiment! Grab some paper clips and put them on your plane, testing each time to see if the placement and weight of the clip is improving the performance of your plane or not. It's good to also practice a nice, clean, smooth throw that will alow your plane to glide through the air.

Check out our paper airplanes to get your started!