Giant paper airplane sculpture (NW 12th St)

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

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"Roll, Pitch & Yaw" (called "Pitch, Roll & Yaw" in Duncan Aviation's 2015 account) is a metal sculpture of a giant paper airplane by Lincoln artist Shannon Hansen, lifted into place in July 2015 near the Lincoln Airport entrance at 3101 NW 12th St. It is part of the city's Entryway Project. The city lists it as 32.5 feet long, 20 feet wide and 5.5 feet high, and names Duncan Aviation as donor; Duncan Aviation says the Duncan Family Trust Foundation gave it.

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A giant metal paper airplane greets drivers turning into Lincoln Airport in Nebraska.

The City of Lincoln lists the sculpture as Roll, Pitch & Yaw by Lincoln artist Shannon Hansen, created as part of the city's Entryway Project and lifted into place in July 2015. Duncan Aviation's account from 22 July 2015 calls it Pitch, Roll & Yaw. It says Hansen, of Hansen Sculpture, designed it and that Lincoln's Rivers Metals Products built it. After delivery to Duncan Aviation's paint department in May, it was installed the morning before the article, which would be 21 July.

The figures differ. The city gives the sculpture as 32.5 feet long, 20 feet wide and 5.5 feet high. Duncan Aviation calls it 23 feet tall, with a 20-foot wingspan, weighing 14,000 pounds. The donor is also described two ways: the city names Duncan Aviation, while Duncan Aviation says the Duncan Family Trust Foundation, created by the Duncan family, donated the sculpture and hired only local talent for the installation.

Why a paper airplane? Duncan Aviation quotes a foundation trustee as saying the paper airplane has been around for more than 2,100 years, and that the image "signifies the joy and wonder that attracts many to aviation". Hansen describes the piece as "a unique and playful piece that everyone can relate to".

The city's page puts the sculpture at 3101 NW 12th Street, and Duncan Aviation describes it as near the airport entrance at the corner of West Adams and NW 12th streets.

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A metal paper-airplane sculpture on NW 12th Street near Lincoln Airport. Admission, hours and access terms are not documented in the sources reviewed; check locally before visiting.

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3101 NW 12th St, Lincoln, NE 68521, on the north side of W. Adams St. just west of NW 12th St, near the Lincoln Airport entrance.

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