How to make a very interesting kind of paper aircraft

This paper "plane" was an idea first conceived by my dad. It flies spectacularly far ranges and travels at a slow-medium speed. If you watch it in mid flight, it dips, then goes up, then drops, then comes up again. It generates a lot of upward force, then goes up higher and glides for a while, every so often ascending for more lift.

Being in a ring shape, it has very little surface area in contact with the oncoming air flow when in flight, but its rear fin holds it up in place of a wing. I'm not truly sure exactly how it works, but I have given you what I do know.

I really recommend that you build it, because it flies so well. Unfortunately the video doesn't show how it flies, just the ranges. (It took me 6 total takes to get it to go in the right direction, and when it did it hit the door and bounced off about a foot).

I'll show you how to make one of your very own in this Instructable. I hope you like it, enjoy!

EDIT: NEW VIDEO COMING SOON!

Step 1 Equipment and materials

To make this aircraft, you will need:

• One piece of A4 paper. Thin paper works best.
• A pair of scissors.

Comments

[ycc2106]

wish you would SHOW it - at least - flying... how do we know you didn't have 2?

[The Jamalam]

Just my word. But until you see it fly, you won't know for sure. Make one yourself.

[ycc2106]

I'm too lazy. Ah! but others say they seen it. OK, I'll believe you. XP

[costajules]

Hey, we made these years ago, I called mine a "Paper Cup"!

[Electroinnovation]

OMG I saw your face!

[Raiden97]

WHERE IS IT?!?! i must see his face

[Electroinnovation]

In the video. LOOK QUICK

[Electroinnovation]

Never Mind he took it off. Look on youtube

[Matt21497]

Whats his acount

[Electroinnovation]

idk look up the instructable name and try to find it. Hurry before he deletes it.

[Raiden97]

sorry, the jamalam does not exist on there

[The Jamalam]

Where?! Oh right... yeah.

[Electroinnovation]

How old are you? I'm guessing ur like 13

[Raiden97]

this thing SUCKS! i held just like you said and it just goes strait to the left or right

[The Jamalam]

Carry the throw through, and do it very slowly.

[Kiteman]

This is also known as a bishop's mitre (there is an existing Instructable that mistakenly calls it a Pope hat) - it has been around for far longer than your father (although he could easily have worked it out for himself).

[The Jamalam]

Looking at that, I think mine has better instructions and is also better made. His doesn't have the final crease step and mine does, making it fly and look better.

[dglp]

Love it! My room isn't big enoug to fly it properly, and it's raining outside. But I get the idea, so thanks for the instru!

[knexsuperbuilderfreak]

i love these but all the others are good

[Spedy]

Ah yes, this old design. Good to see it still popping up in instructables, a sign that people are still making it :) It flies quite well, but there's a knack to throwing it from what I've seen.. Good pictures and presentation.. Get a video of it when you can hehe

[lemonie]

I believe it, but you need a video of it in flight to finish this. I assume the thing files pretty straight - fly it directly towards the camera? L

[DJ Radio]

nothing too new, Ive seen this in several books before.

[The Creatornator]

Me too.

[Wolf Seril]

Its called an airfoil. Unless your dad is an aerospace engineer, I doubt he invented it. Good 'ible though.

[cerj]

Weird... might try it.

[The Jamalam]

Really, you should. I love it.

[cerj]

ye i might. do you sit on your page refreshing the page every 2 seconds to wait for comments? lol just joking

[The Jamalam]

Every so often I do yeah.

[cerj]

LOL

[The Jamalam]

-_-