Pisa University students set new world record for largest paper aeroplane

A group of students from the

University of Pisa has set a new Guinness World Record by

creating the world's largest paper aeroplane.

The plane, made by hand only of paper and glue, has a wingspan

of 20.04 meters, is seven meters long, and flew for 59 meters,

breaking the record set in 2013 by the Braunschweig Institute of

Technology.

It was the result of the Icarus project involving the

university's engineering students and the science youtuber

Jakidale.

"It all started with a few paper aeroplanes thrown between

classes—as bit of a joke," said the students.

"We were convinced that, with the right approach, even a piece

of paper could become real engineering.

"Months of study, simulations, mistakes, and fresh starts

followed.

"In the end, we managed to bring a world record back to

Italy—one that had stood for 13 years".

The team that made the paper plane was made up of Filippo De

Paoli, Lorenzo Cioli, Emanuele Campinoti, Manuel Santoro,

Giovanni Chiarelli, Luca Moni, Andrea Cipriano, Martina

Cacciotti, Greta Ferrante, Gianmaria Ferrante, Jacopo Sardi,

Dario Nista, Daniele Rusconi Braga, Dario Del Carlo and Gabriele

Frediani.

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