Updated Vortex-Star Shop
Vortex-Star Gifs & Vids
Here are a few short videos & gifs that I’ve developed for showcasing the Vortex-Star flight.
Also, Vortex-Stars are a hit with pets!
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:
Visit my Events page to know where to find me in public!
Vortex-Star Description and Video Tutorial
Want to learn to make your own Vortex-Star paper airplanes? Check this out!
Tutorial Updated
You spoke, I listened!
Some people said the instructions weren’t clear enough before. So I added many new details to the Vortex-Star tutorial, as well as instructions on how to fly it! Let me know if this makes more sense!
Click the image below to visit the Improved Tutorial!
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
Whoa! Massive Server Issues!!!
Many of you have noticed vortex-star.com being down the last few days. The databases weren’t prepared for the massive traffic from my viral posts the other day, and the subsequent overflow in to other social media platforms (I still need to get on twitter at some point).
We have presumably fixed the website server issues! And we have upgraded our servers to be able to handle heavy site traffic. Thank you for your patience!
-Tyler-
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!
