Why not fly a paper airplane at 96,563 feet? - These high schoolers did.

GPS · Sep 25, 2014

A 'science' project for high school kids normally involves making a poster of the periodic table, or perhaps torching things with a small gas burner if your science teacher is a bit Walter White. If you're also a cadet with the Civil Aviation Patrol, on the other hand, you can make a computer-controlled, record-breaking paper airplane.

To achieve the record-breaking height (96,563 feet), the students attached their one-pound plane to a helium weather balloon, then launched it upwards. Eventually, the balloon burst, the on-board computer (yes, this paper airplane had a computer) severed the tether, and the plane glided 81.9 miles before landing.

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Source (Gizmodo):
http://gizmodo.com/a-bunch-of-us-high-schoolers-broke-the-paper-airplane-w-1638434823

Main Project Website (FOXCAP) with Videos:
http://www.foxcap.org/content/nearspaceballoon

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