Updated Vortex-Star Shop
Vortex-Star Makeover and Re-Release at Wings Museum
Whoa! Has this been a busy few months!
Vortex-Star got a makeover! New logo and everything!
Also, it’s my pleasure to introduce to you the new folded PLASTIC Vortex-Star!
It’s a challenge to fold these things! And there is one in every pack of Vortex-Star paper airplane booklets, available at the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum in Denver!
My online store will be back up and running soon, but in the mean-time you can always place an order by emailing me at tyler@vortex-star.com.
Weekend Activities
Looking for a fun event for this weekend? Drop by the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum for a high-flying adventure!
This Saturday is Cockpit Demo Day, a day where the museum opens their various aircraft’s cockpits to the public, with demonstrations by volunteers and staff about the functions of all those dials and buttons within. I’ll be there with my flying hyperboloid paper thingamajigs as well!
Then Sunday is Girls STEAM Day, an event packed with so many exciting and educational activities, you just have to see for yourself!
Visit my Events page if you want to know where to find me in public. Also below:
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Introducing the First Retail Location at Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum!
My quirky paper invention now has a new home at the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum! The gift shop at the museum is currently under renovation, which is why the retail spot is in the middle of the enormous airplane hanger of a museum. I hung out and threw airplanes for a couple hours until nearly every kid in the place was proud of their new flying bracelet.
Vortex-Star First Retail Location!
Vortex-Star Retail Official Opening
Wings Over the Rockies Visit
Today I was a guest volunteer at the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum, showcasing my Votex-Star paper airplanes! Among the various airplanes featured in the enormous hangar was an X-wing with a tribute to Carrie Fisher.
Vortex-Star Tutorial is Online!
I’m pleased to present the new Vortex-Star Tutorial! This slideshow will walk you through the steps to create your very own Vortex-Star!
The type paper you chose is very important if you want your Vortex-Star to go far. You’ll need to consider these things:
1) The paper must be dense and heavy like cardstock
2) The paper must fold and crease cleanly, without buckling or crumpling like cardstock
3) The paper must hold a stiff arc without buckling or crumpling
4) The paper should be smooth or glossy to reduce friction
If you prefer, you could check out the Vortex-Star Shop for your own pad of inventor-approved paper, complete with fold lines and numbering!
The flight difference between regular printer paper and a really good Vortex-Star paper can be 30 meters or more! Do not settle for plain printer paper!
CLICK HERE to visit the Vortex-Star TUTORIAL!
CLICK HERE to visit the Vortex-Star SHOP!
New Vortex-Star Paper Pads
Howdy folks!
I’m pleased to unveil the newest Vortex-Star development! We are now printing and binding our own tear-away, specially-formulated Vortex-Star booklets! Take a look!
P.S.
There are plenty of opportunities for advertising and custom printing with this new design.
New Branding!
We have been busy creating new artwork for the Vortex-Star! The new prints include numbered lines for folding, a QR code, and several warnings (that are covered-up after folding).
The outside of the Vortex-Star now sports a spiral pattern. Let me know if you like it!
Meanwhile, the hunt is nearly complete for the perfect Vortex-Star paper! Just a few more steps and we will have the first test prints on the 100% official Vortex-Star paper! Believe me folks, the difference between Vortex-Stars made from ordinary paper versus this Inventor-approved paper is the difference between it flying 5 meters or 35 meters! The paper must be heavy and stiff, yet hold a steady arc (rules-out most regular notebook or printer papers). The paper must crease along a straight line, not crumple (rules-out most card-stocks and construction papers). It must also be slick to reduce friction.
3-D Printed Vortex-Star Prototype!
We have begun testing new materials for the Vortex-Star! This first prototype, made from 3D printed plastic, appears to be too heavy to fly effectively. Perhaps at enormous speeds it would fly, but my arm cannot throw it that hard!
We’re Filming More Slow-Motion Shots!
It’s been a busy few weeks at Vortex-Star HQ. We have been filming footage for the next steps in the funding process!
Here is a quick sample from the raw footage! 😀
Many thanks to Joe Trey for being so patient while I threw these things at his face!