Origami Plane That Flies

The big issue in paper-planing, as far as I see it, is that all the cool-looking planes don't fly well. So I took a cool-looking plane and good-flying plane and combined them to see what would happen. The combination flies better than the original cool-looking plane, but perhaps not quite as well as the original good-flying plane. Anyway, you will need 3 sheets of normal paper, scissors, and some tape.

Step 1 Making the dart

The part of this plane that flies is a regular dart-type paper airplane. These photos should show how to make that.

Comments

[vincent7520]

OMG !!!…
This is a real feat in folding : congratulations.

It reminds me the tests I made in my staircase and at my 5th floor window about 50 years ago … 

A few of them flew really well. But as soon as I tried to make a "better" plane by combining various type of planes such as you do here it lead to total failure : instead of gliding gently (like some of the simple models) into the backyard or neighbor's garden it simply sunk like a stone.

Why don't you post a video showing us how it flies ? … I would love it !
It would revive good old memories too !…

Keep on the good works !…

[lasertag1111]

It kind of dives, but it's a major improvement over just the fancy-looking part. I wonder how it could be further improved. What makes a paper airplane fly?

[vincent7520]

Maybe like a kite does but without the string that stabilizes it ?…

[OrigamiAirEnforcer]

Very good instructable! :)

Origami is spelled with two i's though...

[lasertag1111]

Thanks. I'll change that.