Taking flight (Part 2)

 Ah the paper plane! Such a classic. All of us at one school period or another, knew how to make one of these on the quick and shot them at each other when the teacher wasn't looking. Sometimes you'd write  note on it for your buddies to read:

"Let's grab the swings today at recess before any of the stupid girls do."

Ah, now those were the days...

 But later on in life (if you were like me) your paper planes started looking more like this. We changed it's shape to see how far we could get it to go. As kids up in our rooms if we got bored we'd just tear out a sheet from our notebooks and have a impromptu competition right then and there!

Bray and I once constructed the PERFECT paper airplane. I'm not kidding. It was a once in a lifetime experience that neither of us will ever be able to replicate again. It was that perfect.

We used two or three sheets of paper to make it sturdier, then some paper clips to the front and back to act as counter weights to the airplane.

The Result?

The smoothest flying paper airplane you've ever seen! It was a proud day for he both of us. Coincidently, we were working for the County Tax Assessor at the time, so that's where everyone's tax dollars went that day.

But it was worth it!!

 As kids we also played with the balsa wood planes as well. I don't see them around anymore so I wonder if they're still made. I have to believe they are because of their inexpensive production cost and added fun value.

Dang, talking about them makes me want one right now in fact!

Easy for any kid to construct these planes were good for a whole afternoon of fun.

Harken the Styrofoam Jet. Remember this puppy? I was so excited when Dad bought us one. A little harder to fit the wings in because of the tight fit an the cringing squeaking noise Styrofoam makes when you rub it together, putting on the stickers was fun too. (but then again, when isn't putting stickers on something fun?!)

Boy could these things sail too! It was a beautiful thing to watch them fly gracefully over the lawn. But if you hit a house to hard that may have signaled the end for your jet, since the thing wasn't built to withstand high impact collisions.

Again, another toy I don't see as much of anymore in my adulthood.

A shame.