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The Dart is very streamlined, with a really long fuselage (body) and delta wing. The Dart is excellent for long-distance flights and flights requiring accuracy, but its stunt capabilities are extremely limited. The Dart is an extremely fast and stable paper airplane.

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Delta Dart was the primary all-weather interceptor aircraft. Designed as the so-called "Ultimate Interceptor", it proved to be the last dedicated interceptor.

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 About the Exhibition

How Things Fly Web site, a companion to the physical exhibition at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. The goal is to explain the basic principles that allow aircraft and spacecraft to fly.

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 Forces of Flight
 How Wings Work
 Paper Airplane Gallery
 Hands-on Experiments

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 Create your own paper plane print out with instructions.

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