Paper airplane competition to test aeronautic design skills

It’s billed as the only contest in which a paper airplane could take you around the world, and it’s coming to the University of Windsor campus Tuesday, February 28.

The Engineering Society is hosting a local qualifier for the Red Bull Paper Wings in the CAW Student Centre, noon to 4 p.m. Winners will travel, all expenses paid, to Toronto for the national finals. The winners there will represent Canada for the world finals in Austria.

Engineering Society acting president Lotus Pupulin said the event promises a lot of fun for contestants and spectators.

“I’m not the most expert paper-airplane maker, but what have you got to lose?” says the second-year civil engineering student. “It’s kind of just get out there and put a smile on everyone’s face.”

Aspiring paper airplane engineers and pilots will compete in one of three categories: distance, airtime and aerobatics. Learn more on the official event Web site.