Paper Airplane

by superawesomekid78

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Intro: Paper Airplane

This paper airplane flies slowly and smoothly. all you need is a standard sized piece of paper.

STEP 1: Fold in Half

fold the paper in half, (the long way) and pull it back so there is a crease through the center of the paper.

STEP 2: Fold Front

Fold the front into an arrow-like shape. (see picture)

STEP 3: Fold Front (again)


fold the front of the plane again so it has a steeper slope on the side. (see picture again)

STEP 4: Fold Down

Now, fold the top down so the tip it at the bottom. (see picture)

STEP 5: Fold Sides

now make two small slanted folds. (see picture)

STEP 6: Fold Up

fold the tip back up. (see picture) this step may be confusing, so make sure to see the picture below.

STEP 7: Fold in Half


fold the plane in half the long way. (see picture)

STEP 8: Fold Out Wings

fold out the wings. (see picture) The plane is now finished. to launch, hold in the middle of bottom part and throw

11 Comments

Aerofan 13 years ago

mine just rolled over and crashed 10 feet away :(

Kiteman 13 years ago

If it rolls to the right, add a slight upward curl to the rear of the left wing.

If it rolls to the left, curl the right wing.

OrigamiAirEnforcer 13 years ago

Actually Kiteman, that is incorrect. If the airplane rolls to the right, the way to reverse or stop the roll is to add a slight upward curl to the rear of the right wing.

The reason the plane would be rolling to the right in the first place is that there is more lift from the left wing. Adding an upward curl to the left wing would only increase the roll. 

The inverse applies to a roll to the left.

Kiteman 13 years ago

You're thinking of turns, not rolls.

OrigamiAirEnforcer 13 years ago

Rolls can evolve into turns, but my statements are indeed on rolls. If one looks at an aileron roll--(commonly known as a "barrel roll") for example, it is initiated by raising one wings aileron and simultaneously dropping the other. It is ended by reversing this action.

Aerofan 13 years ago

I cut ailerons for it but the roll was still bad.