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誰說紙飛機只能在教室裡丟？義大利比薩大學（University of Pisa）一群航太相關學生，加上科技內容創作者 Jakidale，組成 Progetto Icarus，在 2026 年 6 月 25 日於波隆那的 We Make Future 活動中，放出一架翼展 20.04 公尺、長約 7 公尺、重約 28.5 公斤的全紙膠飛機「Icarus」，刷新金氏世界紀錄「最大紙飛機」。
EN Who says paper planes belong only in classrooms? Aerospace students from Italy’s University of Pisa and technology creator Jakidale formed Progetto Icarus. On June 25, 2026, at the We Make Future event in Bologna, they launched Icarus, a plane made entirely from paper and glue. Its wingspan was 20.04 meters, its length about seven meters, and its weight about 28.5 kilograms. It set the Guinness World Record for the largest paper aircraft.
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舊紀錄是德國布倫瑞克理工學院 2013 年留下的 18.21 公尺翼展。義大利團隊在準備考試時看到舊紀錄，一句「義大利人做得更好」變成正式工程專案。
EN The previous record, a wingspan of 18.21 meters, was set in 2013 by Germany’s Braunschweig Institute of Technology. The Italian team saw it while studying for exams. A joke that Italians could do better turned into an engineering project.
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先模擬，再做普羅米修斯、代達羅斯，最後才是伊卡洛斯
他們先用 MATLAB 模擬，再做出結構驗證機「Prometheus」、全紙膠的 8 公尺「Daedalus」，以及能真正滑翔的 4 公尺原型，最後才上正式機 Icarus。發射當天，隊員站在鷹架上助跑拋出，飛機需在金氏認證員面前飛越至少 15 公尺。
EN They began with MATLAB simulations, then built a structural test plane called Prometheus, an eight-meter paper-and-glue model called Daedalus, and a four-meter prototype that could glide. Only then did they build Icarus. At the launch, a team member ran along scaffolding and threw the plane. It had to fly at least 15 meters in front of a Guinness adjudicator.
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Icarus 在機庫氣流中緩緩滑行數十英尺後落地，動作像放大版教室紙飛機。認證員洛倫佐・維爾特里（Lorenzo Veltri）說，看著它飛過機庫的瞬間「真的很感人」。
EN Icarus glided through the hangar before landing, like a giant version of a classroom paper plane. Adjudicator Lorenzo Veltri said that watching it travel through the hangar was genuinely moving.
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巨型紙飛機最怕的是結構挫屈與重心偏移。團隊用漸進尺寸驗證，等於把航太設計流程縮成紙模型版：模擬、原型、失敗、再起飛。
EN A giant paper plane can fail if its structure bends or its balance shifts. Testing different sizes brought the engineering process into paper models: simulate, build, fail, and try to fly again.
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發射當下需要助跑與拋擲角度，人的動作也是系統的一部分。Icarus 能在機庫裡穩穩滑行，代表氣動與剛性都通過最低門檻。
EN The run-up and throwing angle also mattered. The person launching it was part of the system. Its steady glide showed that the design had enough strength and the right shape to fly.
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Jakidale 頻道公開了發射當下最完整的現場影片：
EN Jakidale’s channel shared a video of the launch.
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影片來源：Jakidale／YouTube
※ 若影片沒有中文字幕，可點播放器右下角的齒輪 → 字幕 → 自動翻譯 → 中文（繁體）。
紙也能當成嚴肅的工程題
團隊名單超過十五人，從結構、製作到內容傳播都有分工。他們強調：幾個月的計算、失敗與重來，才換來那一次放手。
EN More than 15 people helped with design, building, and sharing the project. The team said that months of calculations, mistakes, and fresh starts led to that single moment of letting go.
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下次你隨手折紙飛機，不妨想一下波隆那那架翼展比公車還長的作品——童心不一定幼稚，有時候只是還沒被放大到需要鷹架的尺寸。
EN Next time you fold a paper plane, think of Icarus, whose wingspan was longer than a bus. A playful idea is not always childish. Sometimes it simply has not grown large enough to need scaffolding yet.
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義大利學生用一句玩笑話挑戰德國舊紀錄，最後真的寫進金氏。工程不一定總是嚴肅臉，有時候童心加上計算，就能讓整座機庫的人一起抬頭。
EN An Italian team’s joke about beating a German record became a real Guinness title. Engineering does not always need a serious face. Playfulness and careful calculations can make a whole hangar look up together.
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活動現場還有自動化機器人等科技展示，紙飛機反而成了最溫柔的對比：最高科技的場子裡，大家卻為一張巨紙屏息。認證通過後，學生團隊抱證書狂奔的畫面，跟機庫裡的滑翔一樣有速度感。工程教育若能保留這種玩心，或許會有更多人願意走進航太與材料領域。
EN The event also had displays of automated robots. Yet this giant sheet of paper made everyone hold their breath. The team’s excitement after receiving its certificate was as lively as the flight itself. Keeping this spirit of play may encourage more people to study aerospace and materials.
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精選單字
wingspan /ˈwɪŋspæn/ 翼展
launch /lɔːntʃ/ 發射；放飛
prototype /ˈproʊtətaɪp/ 原型機
glide /ɡlaɪd/ 滑翔
hangar /ˈhæŋər/ 機庫
structure /ˈstrʌktʃər/ 結構
scaffolding /ˈskæfəldɪŋ/ 鷹架
calculation /ˌkælkjuˈleɪʃn/ 計算
資料來源：Guinness World Records、University of Pisa、Jakidale／YouTube
