How To Make The Tomahawk Paper Airplane

Smaller than a child's hand, the Tomahawk is a more advanced--yet simpler variant of the highly successful Scout paper airplane. It has landing skids and has flush spars, giving it better speed and survivability characteristics.

I designed this as a direct follow-on to remedy a few issues I saw facing the Scout over the long run. Although I did find the Scout as an effective <50 flight paper airplane, I found that it deformed by the time 60 flights had been made, so I designed a stronger airplane, which eventually became the Tomahawk.


TAA USAF Designation: D134-1   

Step 1: Materials

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

Comments

[Nazikiller2.0]

do you have to use graph paper

[OrigamiAirEnforcer]

I suppose it could be done with other paper of equivalent thickness and weight, but graph paper helps with ease of measurements.

[killer82]

This is pretty awesome... the only problem is that I can't figure out how to glue the wing on :I

[OrigamiAirEnforcer]

To apply the wing, use tape. Put the tape on the spars, and the overhang will grab the wing.

[FrozenIce]

ummmmm tough? not so sure about that

[OrigamiAirEnforcer]

Very tough. Many of this plane's competitors have weak construction. This plane has spars and skids. The Tomahawk is among the toughest planes of this size.