Paper plane innovation!

Spacefarer

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In november of 2017 I had the idea of making a p38 out of skewers. Since I was in class at the time I had no materials, but we weren't doing anything for the rest of the day. Over the course of an hour I figured out how to make it out of paper instead! Introducing the remastered way to build paper planes! So, how exactly will I turn this into a challenge? There are 3 main rules: No other materials but paper and tape, No other tools but a tape roll, scissors, and a folder to hold the paper if you want, and the plane has to be 25 sheets maximum. Be careful, as those paper spars aren't super strong! The attachments shown below are my starting entry pictures as an example. The main parts of an advanced paper plane are the tubes, the aerofoils, and the weights (not necessary). To make a tube, simply roll a piece of paper up and tape it on the end all the way down for maximum strength. To connect tubes, just press one end of a tube into a folded slant and slide it into the next one, then tape them together. To make an aerofoil, just fold the paper in half and attach it to itself, then press it into a 3d shape. Definitely mount the aerofoils on tubes. Finally, for weights you can put a folded piece of paper anywhere necessary on the plane with some basic taping. One last thing before I explain scores: It's very easy to use graph paper as you can measure it easily in both axes (It is more expensive though). So, here's how scoring works. There are 5 categories, and 5 points for each category.

The categories are:
flight distance
flight time
size
strength
creativity

As for how the categories will be individually scored, I will probably compare them to my example entry, and make the example entry a 1 since it's supposed to be passed easily. Make sure to send how far it went, how long it was in the air, at what speed it crashed, and how big it is (only the wingspan and fuselage length are needed). I hope I get to see some great paper plane designs and learn to improve my own!

Picture links:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/305076048930930689/434104589374062592/IMG_05571.JPG
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/305076048930930689/434104632839503873/IMG_05581.JPG
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/305076048930930689/434104685071433747/IMG_05561.JPG
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/305076048930930689/434104708701880320/IMG_05552.JPG