Airplane World Records  

James Asquith visited all 196 countries in the world at the young age of 24. He was born on December 30, 1988. He started traveling five years ago when he was still a student at a university. Asquith likes meeting new people and going to unusual places off the traditional tourist trails. Amongst his favorite places to visit are Iran and the United States.

Reto S. built a paper airplane that measures 1 mm (0.03 inch) in length.

Shahzeb Khan constructed a paper airplane from a magazine page in 5.46 seconds.

David H. constructed and launched a paper airplane in 5.24 seconds.

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Members of iD Tech Camps in UC San Diego stuck 53 paper airplanes in the hair of one person.

Clint Poore and three Southwest Airlines flight attendants said "We love Southwest Airlines" at once in front of a Southwest Airlines plane. They set a record shortly after a landing in Denver, Colorado.

421 students from Indu International School made paper airplanes at once.

Russel Stokely constructs and launches seven paper airplanes in one minute, a new world record. He used standard construction paper to build the planes. Stokely set the record on March 19, 2009 at his home in Austin, Texas. Lauren Jane Slade was present to document the record and count the planes. tag:RecordSetterBook01

VTKlustrum read all 39 locations JetBlue flies to nonstop out of Boston in 13.31 seconds.

Wieden Kennedy’s Team Dark flew 179 paper airplanes of the roof of their office building in 30 seconds. The record was set in Portland, Oregon on April 1, 2010 at the agency’s 28th annual Founders’ Dayparty.RecordSetter co-foundersDan Rollman and Corey Henderson were on hand to preside over the event. [#FD28][]

Charles Stevens and his friends constructed and flew a foam airplane four meters in length.

Tommy Heslep prevented two airplanes from taking off for one minute, 15.53 seconds; a total of 816 pounds of pressure pulled his hands during the attempt. He set the record to raise funds for D.A.R.E.

Stephen Goldblatt engages in 12 instant message chats while flying on a plane, a new world record. He achieved the feat while flying from JFK to LAX on a Virgin America flight. The record was set on March 26, 2009. At the moment of documentation, Goldblatt was moving 605 miles an hour, 36,215 feet above Albequerque, New Mexico. tag:RecordSetterBook01

Members of the Young Adult Oncology Group pulled a plane 15 feet in 5.19 seconds. They performed this feat to raise money for cancer research.

Roald Bradstock threw a paper airplane made from a dollar bill a distance of 28.83 feet (346 inches). He performed this feat during a stop on the RecordSetter book tour. Bradstockset the record at The Highland Inn in Atlanta during a RecordSetter LIVE! event. RecordSetter Council president Dan Rollman and co-founder Corey Henderson presided over the attempt.