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Updated: Sunday, November 22, 2009 11:46 a.m.

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With paper airplane win, Eli earns right to test his wings

Staff Reporter
Published Wednesday, April 22, 2009

The paper airplane swooped around the rafters of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium amphitheater, performing two loop-de-loops. It circled above the heads of the crowd twice, then floated down to rest, returning to the hands of its creator, Jack Hart ’12.

In front of about 150 spectators and other contestants at the Red Bull Paper Wings paper airplane competition last month, the plane’s aerobatics won Hart not only 24 free Red Bulls and a backpack, but also a chance to compete in the world Paper Wings championships in Salzburg, Austria on May 1-2. The energy drink company sponsors the...

#1 By Hieronymus 8:36a.m. on April 22, 2009

Now THIS is good stuff!

Does Jack only get credit for one event? He is only noted as the acrobatics winner here:
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Red-Bull-973842.html

Go Jack!

#2 By anon 9:57a.m. on April 22, 2009

Jack Hart is a living legend. I hope my children can one day grow up to be as masterful in the art of paper-airplaning as The Hart.

#3 By Neil Armstrong 1:17p.m. on April 22, 2009

A giant leap for Jack-kind!

#4 By Jason G. 6:30p.m. on April 22, 2009

Jack Hart killed my children!! :(

#5 By Recent Alum 12:59a.m. on April 23, 2009

Very cool.

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