Paper plane made a record flight of more than 77 meters

Together, 3 men have set a world record when folding and making a paper airplane flight. The recorded distance is more than 77 meters.

The trio that made the world record are Chee Yie Jian of Malaysia, Shin Moo Joon of Korea and Kim Kyu Tae of South Korea.

Picture 1 of Paper plane made a record flight of more than 77 meters
Paper plane made a record flight of more than 77 meters.

In it, Chee Yie Jian is the designer, Shin Moo Joon folds and Kim Kyu Tae performs the action to make the paper airplane take off. The paper plane flight took place in Daegu, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea.

Kim Kyu Tae made a total of 8 paper plane throws, the longest distance it flew was 77,134 meters, the shortest distance was 71,813 meters. The flight won the Guinness World Record for the longest distance covered by a paper airplane.

Chee Yie Jian said: "My design was made possible by Shin's folding and Kim's amazing rocket arms. It was an excellent combination that helped us achieve the record."

In 2019, the Shin Kim Chee trio tried to make a paper airplane record but failed. At that time, their achievement was about 6 meters behind the world record. After nearly 4 years, the trio made everyone admire when they persistently pursued their goals and turned their wishes into reality.

Chee Yie Jian said: "The paper airplane community is small but global. People communicate with each other over the internet. I've known Shin for almost 10 years and we often discuss ways to fold the machine together. new paper flight, designed to fly higher and farther via social media".

The previous record was held by a paper airplane held by American Joe Ayoob and John M. Collins with a time of 69.14 meters, achieved on February 26, 2012.

Shin Kim Chee shared: "We did a test flight about 2 months ago and the achievement was 78 meters. We used the world's hardest and highest quality 100GSM paper to make the plane. plane. Kim is one of the best paper plane throwers in Korea. I highly appreciate his steady and powerful plane throwing."

The trio of Shin Kim Chee come from different countries, they don't have much time to meet in person, their work is mainly discussed through social networks, but the results they achieve are amazing.

"It feels great to have our paper airplane listed in the world record books," said Chee Yie Jian.