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Why can't a paper airplane fly as long as a real airplane?
A:
A paper airplane is a glider; it has no thrust other than that push you give it to get it flying. It has no engines or propellers to keep it going, so eventually it will be brought back to earth by drag and its own weight.
Posted on October 5, 2013 at 11:31 am
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