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How Do You Get a Paper Plane to Fly for 81 Miles?

It helps to get a weather balloon involved.

By Dallas Jensen

Sept 29, 20143:22 PM
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A plane created by a team of U.S. Air Force auxiliary volunteers just flew for 81 miles, but it had some help.

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