How To Make The Super Manx Paper Airplane

Redesigned to better fit the needs of aviators flying the Manx, the Super Manx is an augmentation of the original with minor changes. In order to make things even easier, I designed this airplane to be compatible with the Manx. A Manx can be converted into a Super Manx with a few changes to the existing airframe. For conversions, you will only need to prepare your existing airframe for horizontal stabilizers. Go to steps 2, 3 and 5.

The Super Manx was the response I came up with to help other aviators with the new, relatively radical semi-tailless design of the Manx. To help with the transition, I added small but effective horizontal stabilizers which add very little weight and change very little unless trimmed.

Like its basis, the Super Manx is very versatile, and is suitable for use as a drone fighter-interceptor, stunt/demonstrator airplane, and research testbed for educators.

Some usages for educators could include students' studies into:

Glide ratio
Hangtime versus other aircraft
Weight and balance
Area measurements

TAA USAF Designation: D186-2

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Step 1: Materials

Required:
1 Piece of 8 by 10.5 inch graph paper
Tape
Pencil
Scissors
Ruler
Optional:
1 Prebuilt Manx (conversions only)

CatapultPlaneKaboom says: Jul 27, 2012. 6:26 AM

I made a drone paper airplane that has very big, long, high aspect ratio wings that has performance similar to the Super Voyager. It does not use spars but flies very well. Its also rather big for a drone-could you put it in? And if so, how should I get plans for it to you?

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OrigamiAirEnforcer (author) in reply to CatapultPlaneKaboomJul 27, 2012. 12:03 PM

Well, if you could post or PM images of it as it is when being laid out like my drones typically are on Step 2. I'd be happy to analyze it and give my assessment of it.

CatapultPlaneKaboom in reply to OrigamiAirEnforcerJul 27, 2012. 12:55 PM

Ill get right on it!

CatapultPlaneKaboom in reply to CatapultPlaneKaboomJul 27, 2012. 2:17 PM

These pictures show the plane. I really dont have a name for it. I used smaller graph paper than most of your drones, 2 boxes=1 cm. I think it was also slightly thicker, about the thickness of a standard 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of paper, and only lined on the frontside. Im not sure how it would fly if you use the 4 boxes per inch paper.