Paper Airplane

This is mainly for John Michael.

One Sunday, when we were coming out of church, a couple of boys were flying paper airplanes. Their planes flew better than the ones I knew how to make, so I bought them from the boys for $.25 each.

I unfolded one to learn how to make it. Here are the steps.

Step 1 - Crease the paper in the center long ways. Fold two corners to the center crease. (Note: the illustration is neat, but not necessary!)

Step 2 - Fold the pointy end over.

Step 3 - Fold the corners in to the center. The fold point at the left edge is about a half inch from the center, so there is a blunt nose about an inch wide.

Step 4- Fold the little triangle in the center over the two flaps.

Step 5 - Valley fold the two sides together, then mountain fold the sides down to line up with the center crease which is now at the bottom.

Step 6 - Flap the two wings up.

Step 7 - Ready to fly. If it dives, bend the tail points up slightly. If it noses up, curl them down a little bit.

If you are interested in making more airplanes, check 10PaperAirPlanes.com

If you want to make the Best Paper Airplane In the World, go Build the Best Paper Airplane in the World. (This one is kind of complicated, but it really does fly well!)