Choosing the Best Paper for Paper Airplanes
I have found the best paper is .... drum roll please...... 24lb Ink Jet
Paper (20lb for planes with lots of folds like the type shown above
from Georgia-Pacific. Yes, it is plain paper, but is also
plane paper!!!.
For those who need color you have two choices: Use computer graphics to
add some art to your favorite designs or keep looking for that perfect
paper.
For WHY see my book Pat's Planes.
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Equivalent | 16 | 40 | 22 | 37 | 33 | 3.2 | .0032 | 0.081 | 60.2 gsm |
Weight | 18 | 45 | 24 | 41 | 37 | 3.6 | .0036 | 0.092 | 67.72 gsm |
20 | 50 | 28 | 46 | 42 | 3.8 | .0038 | 0.097 | 75.2 gsm | |
24 | 60 | 33 | 56 | 50 | 4.8 | .0048 | 0.12 | 90.3 gsm | |
28 | 70 | 39 | 64 | 58 | 5.8 | .0058 | 0.147 | 105.35 gsm | |
29 | 73 | 40 | 62 | 60 | 6 | .0060 | 0.152 | 109.11 gsm | |
31 | 81 | 45 | 73 | 66 | 6.1 | .0061 | 0.155 | 116.63 gsm | |
35 | 90 | 48 | 80 | 74 | 6.2 | .0062 | 0.157 | 131.68 gsm | |
36 | 90 | 50 | 82 | 75 | 6.8 | .0068 | 0.173 | 135.45 gsm | |
39 | 100 | 54 | 90 | 81 | 7.2 | .0072 | 0.183 | 146.73 gsm | |
40 | 100 | 56 | 93 | 83 | 7.3 | .0073 | 0.185 | 150.5 gsm | |
43 | 110 | 60 | 100 | 90 | 7.4 | .0074 | 0.188 | 161.78 gsm | |
44 | 110 | 61 | 102 | 92 | 7.6 | .0076 | 0.193 | 165.55 gsm | |
47 | 120 | 65 | 108 | 97 | 8 | .0078 | 0.198 | 176.83 gsm | |
53 | 135 | 74 | 122 | 110 | 9 | .0085 | 0.216 | 199.41 gsm | |
54 | 137 | 75 | 125 | 113 | 9 | .009 | 0.229 | 203.17 gsm | |
58 | 146 | 80 | 134 | 120 | 9.5 | .0092 | 0.234 | 218.22 gsm | |
65 | 165 | 90 | 150 | 135 | 10 | .0095 | 0.241 | 244.56 gsm | |
67 | 170 | 93 | 156 | 140 | 10.5 | .010 | 0.25 | 252.08 gsm | |
72 | 183 | 100 | 166 | 150 | 11 | .011 | 0.289 | 270.9 gsm | |
76 | 192 | 105 | 175 | 158 | 13 | .013 | 0.33 | 285.95 gsm | |
82 | 208 | 114 | 189 | 170 | 14 | .014 | 0.356 | 308.52 gsm | |
87 | 220 | 120 | 200 | 180 | 15 | .015 | 0.38 | 312 gsm | |
105 | 267 | 146 | 244 | 220 | 18 | .0175 | 0.445 | 385.06 gsm |
The darker colored boxes above represent the "most common paper weights" for that category.
Normal paper manufacturing tolerance within a paper production run is + or - 5% to 7% caliper
This Table was compiled by Micro Format, Inc.
Copyright 1997-2005 Micro Format, Inc.
This table may be duplicated with permission from Micro Format, Inc.