Introduction: How to Make the Best Paper Airplane the Harrier
in this Instructable I will show you how to make a really good paper airplane i have pondered and wondered if this is really the best but i have recently done some tests and my conclusion was that yes this was the best paper airplane. the farthest i have gotten this plane to go is 112 feet!!!
Step 1: Fold in Half
Fold in half so that the longer sides are perpendicular and are the closest to being in half.
Step 2: Fold the Cockpit
fold the cockpit so that it kind of looks like an arrow if those flaps aren't perfectly aligned that is o.k. for that is what makes the fly so well.
Step 3: Fold the Cockpit Down
fold the cockpit down so that the ends of the arrow thing are at the edge.
Step 4: Fold Part of the Arrow Down Again
fold part of the arrow down so that there is roughly a half an inch left down.
Step 5: Fold the 1/2 Inch Upward
it's simple just fold the 1/2 inch little flap up.
Step 6: Now Fold the Half Up
fold the plane in half so that the 1/2 inch flap is on the bottom.
Step 7: Fold the Wings
no fold the wings so that the wings come to the bottom and the bottom of the plane is quite slanted
Step 8: Fold the Wings Up for You're Plane
now you have you're finished plane if it flies down fold the back of the wings up but your plane should fly really well hold the plane where your 1/2 inch flap and hold it slightly upward.

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53 Comments
1 year ago
Very boss plane, flies about 17 yards if thrown correctly (this is without perfect symmetry)
Overall amazing.
Tip 1 year ago on Step 6
i have done it wrong but it still glides good
1 year ago
I can't do it.
3 years ago
Thank you for you instruction. I am going to use it in my class.
3 years ago on Step 4
how to do step 3
3 years ago
I and my friend had been making it since the start of school, it really does work better than the ones that has sharp tips.
10 years ago on Introduction
When I was in 5th grade, my uncle showed me how to make this plane, and my friend and I used to have contests flying them out on the playground at lunch. Our best results came from stacking a neatly folded one with slightly wider wings on top of a more sloppy plane with a narrower wingspan and throwing the stack at a steep upward angle into the wind. The extra mass of the second plane helped us get more inertia and altitude, and then when they separated, the "launcher" would generally spiral down in a nosedive, while the "glider" would soar beautifully across the soccer field. On a good day with just the right breeze and a lucky thermal, we managed flights well over a hundred yards (clear from one end of the soccer pitch past the other). Thanks for resurrecting these memories!
Reply 3 years ago
Too long
Reply 5 years ago
cool nobody cares
3 years ago
I Found that if you add one of those plastic mini paper clips to the back, it makes it aim higher and it flies twice as far.
4 years ago
this pwane was cewl
5 years ago
is it soupos to fly upside down
5 years ago
yes i did it woo
5 years ago
I did it!
5 years ago
my gf beat me at making this
5 years ago
TY
15 years ago on Introduction
people make all these different airplanes but i reckon the classic is still the best ill still vote you though coz the other guy didnt make it up everyone knows how to make the classic
Reply 5 years ago
why is your name blubber cause I love that name❤️
14 years ago on Introduction
Do you by any chance have the dangerous book fort boys by Dan and Hal Iggulden?
Reply 5 years ago
I dont sorry but u don't need it