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EOHD 2021: Sophie Harker’s Paper Plane Challenge

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  • Duration: 6 mins
  • Publication date: 30 Jul 2021
  • Part of series Engineering Open House Day

Abstract

For this year’s Engineering Open House Day, we put our engineering guests up to a very big challenge – how far can they fly their own paper aeroplane! With just 60 seconds on the clock and one sheet of A4 paper, they had to use their engineering skills to make a plane that would go the distance.

But can Sophie Harker, Aviation Engineer and aspiring astronaut go the distance? Watch the find out.

See more clips from our Engineering Open House Day Live show on our media hub: https://www.engineer-a-better-world.org/engineering-open-house-day/

Keywords:
  • easy paper plane
  • how to make a paper airplane
  • paper airplanes
  • paper plane
  • sophie harker
  • world record
  • world record paper plane

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  • Sophie Harker

    Sophie Harker

    Senior Engineer - Flight Controls at BAE Systems

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