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Subject: Re: Paper planes in orbit
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Date: Wed, 24-Apr-85 13:44:00 EDT
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Eugene,

Another idea is the feasibility of a paper airplane making it through
reentry. I wonder if anybody has given thought to this as a recreation idea.
I think it would since it would have such a large surface area to weight
ratio, and that as a mechanical system is massively overdamped in terms of
stability.

So next time some one is out there on an EVA, cluth one of the paper
airplanes in a glove before leaving and let it fly.

Peter Barada
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