Planes for Brains: 28 Innovative Origami Airplane Designs [Origami Book with DVD, 28 Projects] - Couverture rigide

LaFosse, Michael G.; Alexander, Richard L.

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ISBN 10 : 4805311495 ISBN 13 : 9784805311493

Editeur : Tuttle Publishing, 2011

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Make the best paper airplanes around with this easy-to-follow origami book.

Enthralled with origami from a young age, world renowned origami and paper crafter Michael LaFosse has used those skills to design and perfect paper airplanes for decades. In Planes for Brains, LaFosse presents 28 original paper origami models that incorporate innovative functional and aesthetic details like faceted flaps, ailerons, canards and spoilers that really work. The sense of proportion and balance, and an ingenious nose and fuselage locking system, define these signature models, which are instant classics. Readers accustomed to folding simple darts and wings will bet thrilled and challenged by the folding maneuvers in these pages.

Planes for Brians comes with great value—included are:

• 28 fun-to-do projects
• Step-by-step instructions
• Expert tips on techniques and folds
• Easy-to-follow DVD video tutorial

Great for paper airplane enthusiasts as well as fans of unique origami works and parents with kids. Scissors, tape, glue are not required! In addition to teaching the skills to create the planes, this unique paper craft book provides expert advice on:

• How to select and prepare the best folding paper for each plane.
• How to balance aesthetics, performance and fun when designing your own planes.
• Helpful tips on control surfaces, and how to manipulate them for the best flights.
• Tips on launching different types of planes to get the best possible glide.
• A discussion of aerodynamics and how it relates to paper airplane performance.

Paper airplane models include:

• Lock Nose Dart
• Flying Fox
• Shuttle Dart
• F-102 Delta Jet
• Nifty Fifty
• And many more...

Revue de presse

"This is a marvelous collection of designs that are fun to fold and easy to fly, clearly explained by one of the great modern masters of the origami art." —Robert J. Lang, author of Origami Design Secrets

"Fly faster and farther with some of the best-looking and most-ingenious paper airplanes ever designed! LaFosse and Alexander's unique fuselage lock is origami magic, and they are a pleasure to fold." —Jeffrey Rutzky, author of Awesome Paper Planes

"LaFosse and Alexander have built up an enviable reputation for producing top quality origami products, carefully and expertly crafted for folders of all levels. Their work is an inspiration to fellow authors like myself and Planes For Brains is no exception—page after page of exemplary origami planes, beautifully explained and illustrated." —Nick Robinson, author of Origami For Dummies

"Michael is the Wayne Gretzky of origami." —Guy Kawasaki, author of Enchantment and former chief evangelist of Apple

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Tuttle Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 4805311495
• ISBN 13: 9784805311493
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 96