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Paper Aeroplane: Thunder Bomber

Step 3The final folds

The final folds
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1. Fold the top flap back and then fold down the centre line.

2. It should now look like this. Fold each 'wing' outwards horizontally at around the place shown on the picture.

3. It will now look like this.

You may have noticed that the end of the wings are split, there is a reason for this, they are folded up and help to stabilise the plane in flight (but they look cool too!)

4&5. Fold from the top wing tip upwards from where the top front flap meets the wing beneath it (keep it inline with the back line of wind so it stands straight and perpendicular to the plane's body.

6. The Thunder Bomber is now finished!
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29 comments
Aug 5, 2011. 3:03 AMorenski says:
My son LOVES this bomber plane! I also got a bit lost on the "1. Fold the top flap back and then fold down the centre line. " part, but worked backwards when I got to the end and realised I needed to do this for both sides and then carry on. This is the second time I have made it and I now remember that I mucked up in the same place :) Thanks so much for taking the time to post this, makes my life easier as my son is obsessed with paper planes at the moment!
Aug 6, 2011. 3:11 PMOrigamiAirEnforcer says:
Perhaps he should take a look at some of my projects too... :)
Sep 19, 2009. 2:17 PMxxjjxx3 says:
Cool plane, but my plane does not have a split at the end.....
Sep 19, 2009. 5:08 PMxxjjxx3 says:
Actually I got it now tnx for the Instructable.
Aug 25, 2009. 1:05 PMobsessedfry says:
how'd you get it? the split, that's where i'm lost hahah!
Aug 29, 2009. 5:04 AMxxjjxx3 says:
Well, that was a while ago, I might have to go through this again to find out.
Jul 10, 2011. 11:30 PMobsessedfry says:
i got a little lost on the transition from step two to step three, mostly the "fold the top flap back" part, but otherwise awesome! thanksS
May 30, 2011. 10:37 AMsirdoken2 says:
Did it extremely wrong >.<
Dec 27, 2010. 10:37 PMmidas_jack says:
Excellent!
Thanks for this plane
Jun 19, 2010. 2:46 PMtrebor_29 says:
This is an excellent plane. The instructions were a little difficult to understand, but I got there in the end, and it flies really well! Thanks a lot.
Sep 29, 2010. 2:43 PMrawknexstuff says:
Exactly!
Sep 12, 2010. 1:31 PMtomsta14 says:
didn't understand at all
Jan 30, 2010. 6:58 AMNayler says:
 Hi, could someone who understands this 'ible please create a clearer one please? 
Dec 21, 2009. 8:25 AManticlimax says:
Excellent Plane the instructions were fine thank you my boys will love it
Nov 11, 2009. 8:59 AMMaster crafter 13 says:
I did it! unfortunately not very well
Oct 16, 2009. 7:09 PMnevetzap says:
As long as I throw it perfectly it's actually pretty good. Nice work, but try making the directions more clear.
Jun 8, 2009. 9:16 AMtylerbutler says:
its a cool plane but it doesnt fly
Sep 8, 2009. 12:01 PMdesmondtan says:
its fly very well my fly and its was not perfect. but it fly all right.
Aug 30, 2009. 10:19 AMflying fighter says:
you needed to your instructions a lot clearer so people can understand them and make a good looking plane!
Jul 8, 2009. 1:51 PMrp112 says:
Please please make the steps more simple step 2 is really hard and doesnt look anything like the picture. Looks really cool from the picture i want to make one.
Jun 18, 2009. 8:36 PMbojopopo says:
great 'ible! I love this plane! I was very surprised to see that i have never seen this plane anywhere... is it an original?
Jun 3, 2009. 6:34 PMDougie B. says:
Truth be told, i threw my mangled piece of paper out the window after the 20th go at step 2. Sorry man, but there's alot of room for improvement.
Apr 13, 2009. 12:55 PMGARURU says:
I really like your plane. But.........its kinda really hard to make.
Mar 29, 2009. 6:59 AMrathmiron says:
My wings aren't split in the end...
Mar 27, 2009. 3:05 PMzaidyes says:
its very simple if u hav done a little bit of origami before i made it in 1 go really cool plane thmbs up
Feb 24, 2009. 12:16 PMDanWingo says:
I don't understand step 2 at all...
Mar 23, 2009. 3:40 PMdodo91 says:
not just step 2, but every step... AHHHHH! THIS IS IMPOSIBLE!!!
Mar 23, 2009. 3:37 PMdodo91 says:
the pictures dont even make sense. pic2 has it folded like that, but if you fold the wings, it wont look like pic3. whats up with that?!
Mar 16, 2009. 9:14 PMecarbonaro says:
This is the coolest "plane" ever! I wish however that it was simpler to understand.

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