UNINORTHANTS BATTLE OF THE PLANES

2 Social Media Assistants. Two sheets of inspirational note paper. One morning when the boss is busy. Welcome to the first annual Marketing Paper Airplane Distance Throw Challenge…aka: MPADTC.

So we both only know how to make one kind of plane, and really I didn’t even know how to do that, so with help from Harry we set out to build our darts.

THE PAPER

The best planes come from the best paper. Fortunately, we have the best paper in the form of this inspirational notebook from Paperchase. Decked out with wolves and mountains, it’s the perfect material to craft our masterpieces.

#INSPO

THE PLANES

So both these planes are pretty much the same, we only know one plane design. We think they look sick.

BOOM

THE CHALLENGE

As stated in the title MPADTC is a distance challenge. Whose plane flies the furthest. With both being identical, it came down to technique, skill, and a little luck.

So, uh, well done I guess? There wasn’t really a winner, just a couple of losers. We don’t know what we are doing with this, but 8 feet is pretty good for a first time. The Wright brothers only managed 120 feet with their first flight.

EXTRAS

Here are some extra planes done by people all around the office.

Graduate Officer Nick’s “Style over Substance”

Nick’s plane went nowhere, but looked good doing it.

Ecommerce Hugo’s “stub nosed beast”

Slow to travel, but goes a long way.

The X-Wing

An elegant design, from a more civilised age.

What are your favourite plane designs? Can you get further than the 8 feet or so we did? Let us know @Uninorthants or #UNandYou