Paper Fighter (yes it flies) by UberPug
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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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Step 1: Fuselage

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See pictures
note. easy steps are skipped (quite obvious)
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legoman111 says: Mar 22, 2013. 6:51 PM
Where. Is the video?
legoman111 says: Mar 22, 2013. 6:42 PM
I've waste 2 or 3 sheets of paper trying to make the fuselage!!!! JUST 'CAUSE YOU SAY YOU NEED SKILLS DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE PLANE STEPS ARE OBVIOUS!!!!!
Thundermoon99 says: Aug 18, 2012. 7:32 PM
i love how your walls change colors :)
bilal sardar says: Jun 8, 2009. 1:25 AM
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!
Thundermoon99 says: Aug 18, 2012. 7:31 PM
no your just blind
yapoyo says: Jul 4, 2012. 4:49 AM
I only agree with you because you are a sardar.
Tommy9598 says: Oct 16, 2010. 9:00 AM
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
Stephen D. Alverez says: Jan 24, 2010. 5:51 PM
 And you? You are a very bad speaker!
HM-Innovations says: Jun 7, 2011. 12:36 PM
If instructables had a "like" button I'd press it
yapoyo says: Jul 4, 2012. 6:16 AM
Try throwing the whole wing (don't cut the wings to final shape) and throw it around. Itflies!
lkuziez9680 says: Nov 20, 2011. 4:29 PM
looks great overall but it is really hard to follow, (sadly) you don't give enough instructions and your video is way to fast
Zach the Man says: Jun 29, 2012. 10:21 PM
exactly
tutdude98 says: Feb 27, 2012. 5:22 AM
nice plane but try to do it slower
asiju says: Nov 30, 2011. 4:49 AM
stop doin the video fast man!!! you'll smoke your ears!!!!
i am your father says: Nov 4, 2011. 6:05 PM
me perdi en el paso 12
carlchipsanders says: Aug 4, 2011. 8:51 PM
so can it break the sound barrier?
the poodleo says: Jul 27, 2011. 8:52 AM
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.
xintus says: Jun 30, 2011. 9:33 PM
Pretty cool...
I done this plane about a dozen times for ny nephews and every single time it flies straight, it's awesome...
xintus says: Jun 24, 2011. 9:07 PM
I'm still amaze who good it flies...
mikedude524 says: May 17, 2011. 4:18 PM
Anyone know how to cut letter paper to A4 proportioned?
legoman111 says: May 22, 2011. 6:46 AM
i'm pretty sure that A4 paper is 8.5x11 in.
koroliov says: Jun 7, 2011. 4:30 PM
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.
mashedpotato13 says: May 23, 2011. 7:04 PM
No, A4 is slightly larger than letter, Letter is 8.5x11 in.
legoman111 says: Feb 3, 2013. 8:52 AM
My bad.
endeavourkid says: Apr 6, 2011. 9:25 AM
So cool
legoman111 says: Mar 15, 2011. 5:40 PM
i think i get this step!!
bobbubbles says: Mar 5, 2011. 8:33 PM
man, u need better pics...
hkijuanyahoo.com says: Mar 7, 2011. 12:41 PM
u dam right
hkijuanyahoo.com says: Mar 7, 2011. 12:40 PM
im stuck on tha first one $$$$$$
bobbubbles says: Mar 5, 2011. 8:52 PM
i suggest u use a toothpick at the nose to stop it from bending...
bobbubbles says: Mar 5, 2011. 8:03 PM
wat the, far out!!!!!
bobbubbles says: Mar 5, 2011. 7:47 PM
wat r the angles 4 this plane, :'(
i hav to guess everything
Mac1997 says: Feb 25, 2011. 11:54 AM
rubbish instructions
Sekiha_tenkyoken says: Jan 4, 2011. 11:36 AM
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.
inergy says: Dec 23, 2010. 8:20 AM
Terrible instructions. 0.1*
legoman111 says: Dec 8, 2010. 5:48 AM
please put better instructions
legoman111 says: Dec 8, 2010. 5:47 AM
i got stuck on step 1
Tommy9598 says: Oct 16, 2010. 8:44 AM
wow, this is da bom! it flew so well, this is gonna win for sure, btw, great design
Tommy9598 says: Oct 16, 2010. 7:52 AM
Step 8?
Matrix-technician says: Jul 26, 2010. 5:32 PM
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!!
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