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Paper Fighter (yes it flies)

Paper Fighter (yes it flies)
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Make a lifelike and realistic fighter plane that actually flies!
Impress your friends, your dog/cat and yourself
need: 2 A4papers, 15 mins and some SKILLZ only

You will need:

2 A4 papers
Stapler, ruler, pencil
Above average skills at paper planes
5 minutes upward

Tips

Fold precisely, even half a millimeter makes a dfference
All folds symetrical except for the nose fold over
Use crisp paper without punched holes etc..


 
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note. easy steps are skipped (quite obvious)
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Feb 27, 2012. 5:22 AMcekpi7 says:
nice plane but try to do it slower
Nov 30, 2011. 4:49 AMasiju says:
stop doin the video fast man!!! you'll smoke your ears!!!!
Nov 20, 2011. 4:29 PMlkuziez9680 says:
looks great overall but it is really hard to follow, (sadly) you don't give enough instructions and your video is way to fast
Nov 4, 2011. 6:05 PMi am your father says:
me perdi en el paso 12
Aug 4, 2011. 8:51 PMcarlchipsanders says:
so can it break the sound barrier?
Jul 27, 2011. 8:52 AMthe poodleo says:
ok, its a nice model, but i have no idea how to build this. just because the people making this are supposed to have "above average paper airplane making skills" doesn't mean that you should show us one picture for every six folds. Even the first step is not "quite obvious." it's still a nice model, just a bad instructable.
Jun 30, 2011. 9:33 PMxintus says:
Pretty cool...
I done this plane about a dozen times for ny nephews and every single time it flies straight, it's awesome...
Jun 24, 2011. 9:07 PMxintus says:
I'm still amaze who good it flies...
May 17, 2011. 4:18 PMmikedude524 says:
Anyone know how to cut letter paper to A4 proportioned?
May 22, 2011. 6:46 AMlegoman111 says:
i'm pretty sure that A4 paper is 8.5x11 in.
Jun 7, 2011. 4:30 PMkoroliov says:
An A4 sheet is 210x297mm, which is 8.27x11.70 in. The ratio of the A4 length to A4 width is exactly the square root of 2 - which is one of the huge advantages of the international ISO paper standards (A4, A5, etc.) over North American formats (letter, legal, etc.) - when folding, say, an A4 sheet in half you get A5 sheet, with exactly the same ratio - the square root of 2, so the proportions (ratio of length over width) are invariant.

So, if you start with a letter size paper (8.5x11 in), cut off a strip along the longer side so that the width becomes even narrower, namely 7.78 in (= 11/sqrt(2)). This way you get a little smaller version of the A4 size paper (7.78x11 in) but with the same proportions.
May 23, 2011. 7:04 PMkill1234 says:
No, A4 is slightly larger than letter, Letter is 8.5x11 in.
Apr 6, 2011. 9:25 AMendeavourkid says:
So cool
Mar 15, 2011. 5:40 PMlegoman111 says:
i think i get this step!!
Mar 5, 2011. 8:33 PMbobbubbles says:
man, u need better pics...
Mar 7, 2011. 12:41 PMhkijuanyahoo.com says:
u dam right
Mar 7, 2011. 12:40 PMhkijuanyahoo.com says:
im stuck on tha first one $$$$$$
Mar 5, 2011. 8:52 PMbobbubbles says:
i suggest u use a toothpick at the nose to stop it from bending...
Mar 5, 2011. 8:03 PMbobbubbles says:
wat the, far out!!!!!
Mar 5, 2011. 7:47 PMbobbubbles says:
wat r the angles 4 this plane, :'(
i hav to guess everything
Feb 25, 2011. 11:54 AMMac1997 says:
rubbish instructions
Jan 4, 2011. 11:36 AMSekiha_tenkyoken says:
Might I just say that I've completed many more models witha many more steps that were much more complex, but i find this im possibly difficult due to terrible instructions.
Dec 23, 2010. 8:20 AMinergy says:
Terrible instructions. 0.1*
Dec 8, 2010. 5:48 AMlegoman111 says:
please put better instructions
Dec 8, 2010. 5:47 AMlegoman111 says:
i got stuck on step 1
Jun 8, 2009. 1:25 AMbilal sardar says:
you also failed in filming. i cant see a thing, how did you toss it you did it flied nothing! you are a very bad instructour!
Oct 16, 2010. 9:00 AMTommy9598 says:
It flew, it will fly if you did everything correctly, mine flew nicely and if you were wondering how to toss it, go to STEP4: TOSS IT
Jan 24, 2010. 5:51 PMStephen D. Alverez says:
 And you? You are a very bad speaker!
Jun 7, 2011. 12:36 PMHM-Innovations says:
If instructables had a "like" button I'd press it
Oct 16, 2010. 8:44 AMTommy9598 says:
wow, this is da bom! it flew so well, this is gonna win for sure, btw, great design
Oct 16, 2010. 7:52 AMTommy9598 says:
Step 8?
Jul 26, 2010. 5:32 PMMatrix-technician says:
Dude, how the heck do you do step 2?!?!?!?! The paper is flat in step 1 then it's raised up randomly in step 2!!
May 8, 2010. 9:13 PMDry1Ice says:
dude, slllloooowwwww down with the vid instructions.
Feb 14, 2010. 6:50 PMnitram2000 says:
I got stuck on step 2
Feb 10, 2010. 7:10 AMIkhlaas14 says:
 i succeeded! Buf it doesnt fly!!!!!!
Jan 26, 2010. 12:50 PMIsurvival says:
I gone until the 6th step, then these bloody instructions stopped me. I think it is a good plane, but if you dont show, how did you made it-then i can't do it. So this is worthless...
Jan 25, 2010. 4:53 AMking yoshi says:
tried tried got frustrated then ate the paper 

once you started with the bull clips i was so lost
Dec 21, 2009. 4:15 PMpradox says:
im still stuck on step 1
Nov 29, 2009. 1:35 PMnomadpenguin says:
BEAST PLANE
Nov 5, 2009. 11:38 PMLeSnak says:
 the instructions don't make sense right from the first picture. it has a photo of a flat bit of paper and then in the next picture it is raised up in some random way ? how is anybody supposed to know what to do ?
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