Friday, January 9, 2026

Tumbling wing

Nothing more than a piece of paper surfing the air, but with a mesmerizing motion and fun and easy to try. Let's go! 

It's a paper glider that rotates around its horizontal axis. If left from a height, it "tumbles" down slowly, however once you use a piece of cardboard and move forward after it, at the right speed, the tumbling wing will start surfing the air wave that you are creating and keeps its height. You can steer it to, with some practice. 

Check out the videos bellow (not my video): 

 

 

By the way, check out ThePaperAirplaneGuy YouTube channel for other great projects like this.

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