BEAUTY: Edmond Hui, from Kingston-Upon-Thames, Surrey in England, entered his tiny plane named "Papermoth" into the beauty category of the contest. Courtesy Public Art Fund
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL: Emily Mast's planes flew in from the West Coast. They are inspired by her native Los Angeles's busy air traffic. Courtesy Public Art Fund
FLY LIKE AN EAGLE: Joost Langeveld, a contestant from Haren, the Netherlands, claims that designing origami planes is all about using tricks to alter the weight, size and look of the plane--and he knows a few good tricks. Courtesy Public Art Fund
BRAIN PLANE: Contestant Rikki Donachie of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire City in England used origami techniques to create his plane. He says making paper airplanes exercises his brain and he strives for elegant designs that can fly far. Courtesy Public Art Fund
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I BELIEVE IT CAN FLY: Hobza says that she is fascinated by the countless qualities of paper airplanes. From sentimental to scientific, they're always fun. (That is a plane fashioned out of a Trident gum wrapper on the lower right.) Courtesy Public Art Fund
IT'S A BIRD!, IT'S A PLANE!--IT'S A PAPER PLANE!: Event organizer and artist Klara Hobza is a paper airplane-maker in her own right, as this design--appearing in her upcoming book The New Millennium Paper Airplane Book--demonstrates. Courtesy Public Art Fund
