Introduction: Paper Airplane: the BAT X.3
This plane is one of the best planes I have ever made. It has its own unique design and overall look and appeal. It is both a glider and faster flier, depending on how well you make it.
WARNING: All of your folds for this plane must be precise and dead- on or else the plane won't fly right.
MATERIALS: 1 college ruled sheet of notebook paper (I use the lines to show exactly where to fold).
Step 1: Making the Base
Alright for this step, you must make a basic x-crease glider base. If you do not know how to do that, all the steps are below.
Step 2: The 'ears'
This step will show you how to make the most distinguishable feature on the plane that sets it apart, the so-called 'ears' (yes, the ears are why its called the bat).
Step 3: The Body
Here is the finishing steps to folding the bat. These must be folded precisely, like all other folds, to work right.
Step 4: Finishing Touches
Alright, just follow the pictures.
THROWING INSTRUCTIONS: If you want it to go fast, you just throw it hard, if you want it to glide, throw it softer at a slight upward angle. It can also be thrown by holding it in place *1 in the pic.
Upcoming Instructables of mine:
BAT x.1 (final)
BAT x.2 (final)
BAT x.4 (final)
HAWK v.1 (just a few kinks to work out)
9 Comments
14 years ago on Step 4
i made and forged the bat X.3 i ment the wrighting
14 years ago on Introduction
UPDATE FOR MY AIRPLANES: I've spent the last few months coming up with some designs that are pretty good, and i'll be posting some of them. The rest will be on my website once I start working on that (when and if i get some down time) stay tuned for that.
14 years ago on Introduction
mine did a deadly nose dive down a cliff
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
lawl, mine do that sometimes idk why, sometimes it'll just happen for no apparent reason
14 years ago on Introduction
cool logo i'd name it something complicated like 5i.9x some weird BMW-style name
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
lol well, when I make a plane I just name it after how it looks or flys but I did think about overcomplicating the name, but I decided against it
14 years ago on Introduction
WOW this baby is so good it glides so well that i want to use it for my science project
14 years ago on Introduction
OMG, this was tricky to get right, but in the end, it is a great glider once you tweak some stuff.
14 years ago on Introduction
That looks.. wrong, somehow. Those ears look like the whole thing should nose-dive.
Yet, it works (I just tried).
OK, it's not the best I've come across, but that's personal taste (I prefer gliders).