Comments on: Intermediate names for paper airplanes?

Question: Intermediate names for paper airplanes?

rushmc — Thu, 18 Nov 2004 16:35:59 -0800

What did people call paper airplanes in the gap between when paper was invented and when the airplane was invented? Paper birds?

amberglow — Thu, 18 Nov 2004 16:59:25 -0800

Didn't daVinci make some? ornithopters? (flying birds?)

borkencode — Thu, 18 Nov 2004 17:03:43 -0800

The Straight Dope has an article on the origins of paper airplanes, seems like they were called paper darts.

Sidhedevil — Thu, 18 Nov 2004 17:16:06 -0800

I've seen the phrase "paper darts" in 19th-century novels.

rushmc — Thu, 18 Nov 2004 17:39:29 -0800

Bah, I knew that! Thanks, all.