How To Make The Manx Paper Airplane

Originally designed as just a contemporary successor to the Orion and Super Orion paper airplanes, the Manx is a fast, semi-tailless miniature paper airplane. In addition, this little airplane is only 3.25 inches long and 1.75 inches wide, making it one of my smallest airplanes to date!

The Super Orion, which was designed to succeed the original Orion became more popular than the latter. As a result of its popularity, I began to consider designs for the "Orion II" (as it was codenamed at the time) to succeed the Super Orion. In the design stages, the airplane began to take a shape very similar to the original Orion, albeit with a modernized swept tailplane. In constructing the first prototype, I tried to fly the aircraft without its horizontal stabilizers fitted, and to my surprise, it flew marvelously. As a result, I redesigned the aircraft slightly to be semi-tailless. This reduced the weight of the airframe, and thereby its wing loading.

Just like the Orion and Super Orion, the Manx is very versatile, and is suitable for use as a fighter-interceptor, research testbed, and stunt/demonstrator airplane.

Some usages for educators could include studies of:

• Glide ratio
• Hangtime versus other aircraft
• Weight and balance

TAA USAF Designation: D186-1

Step 1 Materials

Required:
1 Piece of 8 by 10.5 inch graph paper
Tape
Pencil
Scissors
Ruler

Comments

[heavyfire88]

Not a very good model to glide. Sorry. :(

[OrigamiAirEnforcer]

I believe you may have experienced problems with using this new tailless design (which is something of a departure from contemporary "drones"), because this is thing is an excellent glider, easily one of my best.

[wat.]

It looked more like a modeled airplane to me.

[OrigamiAirEnforcer]

I guess you could say it is modelled after semi-tailless fighter jets. Its basic form is similar to that.