The Paper Airplane Guy

Craft
John Collins a.k.a. The Paper Airplane Guy held the world record holder for paper airplane distance for ten years.  Author of five books of original designs, John has been called the world’s foremost expert on paper aircraft.  He has appeared on Conan, Nat Geo, Discovery, Science Channel, ESPN’s Sports Science, Ripley’s Believe It or Not, as well as performing live for TedX Munich, Google Zeitgeist, WIRED 21, Harvard’s Graduate School of Design, and more than 90 in-person presentations per year.

 

If you've never seen a paper airplane flaps it's wings, flip over and fly back upside down, spin, circle, loop or stay aloft for minutes indoors; tighten your seat belt and stow your tray table.  You’re cleared for takeoff!

Schedule

Sat 25 Sat 25 April 2026
Maker Activity
10:00 am
Sun 26 Sun 26 April 2026
Maker Activity
10:00 am
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John Collins

John broke the world record for paper aircraft distance in 2012; a record he enjoyed holding for 10 years. Author of six books of original designs.  His planes are recognized around the globe, and one was featured in the movie “Paper Planes”.  His books have been translated into German, Russian, Chinese and Japanese. The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum will be inducting John’s aerodynamically unique, world record design, into the collection, as part of the reopening of the “How Things Fly” exhibit in 2025.    

Categories: Craft, Art & Design, Craft, Education, Science

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What inspired you to make this project?
I've always been fascinated with flight.