National Paper Airplane Day
National Paper Airplane Day is held on May 26. United States. This event in the third decade of the month May is annual. Help us
While it is believed the Ancient Chinese were responsible for the creation of paper gliders, the first officially recorded paper airplane didn't occur until 1909. The longest time flying a paper aircraft is currently 29.2 sec and was achieved by Takuo Toda (Japan), in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima, Japan, on 19 December 2010.
The record distance for a paper plane to be thrown is currently held by Joe Ayoob using a plane designed by John Collins. The throw was made on 26 February 2012 at the McClellan Air Force Base near Sacramento in the United States and the distance – 226 feet and 10 inches (69.14 meters).
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