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Fast, long range, and absolutely tiny, the Javelin is a little paper airplane with great performance. With a length smaller than a child's hand and a wingspan of just 4.5 centimeters, the Javelin is one of the smallest working paper airplanes on Instructables. This plane is, in fact, smaller than the popular Scout paper airplane released some time ago. Although its small, this plane is one of the best performers I've ever seen.
In early March 2011, I posted the Hornet paper airplane. The Hornet was the first "fighter" of it size, with a wingspan of a mere 6 centimeters. With it, I had hoped to spark interest in the Instructables community to design their own fighters similar in concept to the Hornet. However, when by June there were no comparable designs posted, I realized the Hornet needed to be supplanted out of design age in any case. In mid-June, I was doing some research and testing for "Hornet II" as it was called at the time, but my primary focus was on cruisers like the Albatross. Eventually, after the Albatross was successful, I devoted my attention to the "Hornet II" and related projects (like the Hawk). As I redesigned the prototypes, I decided to eliminate a feature that had long been iconic to my drones: their spars. To retain the one piece wing though, I designed the aircraft to have a mid wing, rather than a traditional high wing. After some research, I chose a trapezoidal wing shape, similar to the used wing on the F-104 Starfighter. When I first flew the prototype, I was not displeased. The only thing changed was the addition of the staple to the airframe. I have kept a Javelin around my desk, because this plane is just awesome to see flying.
TAA USAF Designation: D159-1
In early March 2011, I posted the Hornet paper airplane. The Hornet was the first "fighter" of it size, with a wingspan of a mere 6 centimeters. With it, I had hoped to spark interest in the Instructables community to design their own fighters similar in concept to the Hornet. However, when by June there were no comparable designs posted, I realized the Hornet needed to be supplanted out of design age in any case. In mid-June, I was doing some research and testing for "Hornet II" as it was called at the time, but my primary focus was on cruisers like the Albatross. Eventually, after the Albatross was successful, I devoted my attention to the "Hornet II" and related projects (like the Hawk). As I redesigned the prototypes, I decided to eliminate a feature that had long been iconic to my drones: their spars. To retain the one piece wing though, I designed the aircraft to have a mid wing, rather than a traditional high wing. After some research, I chose a trapezoidal wing shape, similar to the used wing on the F-104 Starfighter. When I first flew the prototype, I was not displeased. The only thing changed was the addition of the staple to the airframe. I have kept a Javelin around my desk, because this plane is just awesome to see flying.
TAA USAF Designation: D159-1
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1 Piece of 8 by 10.5 inch graph paper (4 boxes per inch)
Tape
Pencil
Stapler
Ruler
Scissors
1 Piece of 8 by 10.5 inch graph paper (4 boxes per inch)
Tape
Pencil
Stapler
Ruler
Scissors
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