BR 2 - Paper Airplane Book Review - The Great International Paper Airplane Book
Book Name: The Great International Paper Airplane Book Date Reviewed: 4 November 2006 Author(s): Jerry Mander, George Dippel and Howard Gossage ISBN #: 0671211293 Year of original book/Year of my copy - 1967/1967 Pages - 128 pages Cover Price - $2.
95 Number of Planes - 20 Planes Names of planes - No named planes.
All are numbered 1 - 20, no named planes, but several winners of duration, distance, acrobatic, and origami.
Level of difficulty - 8 out of 10 Comments: This is IT! For me, this was the first book on paper airplanes I owned, or read for that matter.
I had made only a couple of kinds that my brothers had shown me before reading this.
All other books I have read on paper airplanes are judged in comparison to it.
The story behind the competition is interesting and amusing, but can be difficult to read at times.
There is a lot of great photos of contestants who's designs didn't get into the book, and a pretty self explanatory photo of a paper match rocket that is fun to make.
There is no explanation on the mechanics of flight.
It has 20 designs, which cover a lot of the basic styles of planes, giving the new reader a lot of inspiration for future designs.
I give this book a score of 9 out of 10, almost perfect save for the absence of a chapter on instructing new users on the essentials of flight.
I wholeheartedly endorse this book, it is still relatively cheap, has relevant content and has a great assortment of planes! Total score: 9/10 planes
95 Number of Planes - 20 Planes Names of planes - No named planes.
All are numbered 1 - 20, no named planes, but several winners of duration, distance, acrobatic, and origami.
Level of difficulty - 8 out of 10 Comments: This is IT! For me, this was the first book on paper airplanes I owned, or read for that matter.
I had made only a couple of kinds that my brothers had shown me before reading this.
All other books I have read on paper airplanes are judged in comparison to it.
The story behind the competition is interesting and amusing, but can be difficult to read at times.
There is a lot of great photos of contestants who's designs didn't get into the book, and a pretty self explanatory photo of a paper match rocket that is fun to make.
There is no explanation on the mechanics of flight.
It has 20 designs, which cover a lot of the basic styles of planes, giving the new reader a lot of inspiration for future designs.
I give this book a score of 9 out of 10, almost perfect save for the absence of a chapter on instructing new users on the essentials of flight.
I wholeheartedly endorse this book, it is still relatively cheap, has relevant content and has a great assortment of planes! Total score: 9/10 planes
