How To Make a Paper Airplane

  • December 4, 2007
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No one knows who figured out how to make a folded piece of paper fly, but airplanes just like this one have been plaguing schoolteachers ever since!

You Will Need

  • A sheet of 8 1/2" x 11" paper
  • A ruler (optional)
How To Make a Paper Airplane: Place paper

Step 1: Place paper

Place the paper on a flat surface in front of you, as if you were about to write a letter.

How To Make a Paper Airplane: Crease paper

Step 2: Crease paper

Fold the paper in half lengthwise. Make a crease, then unfold the paper and smooth it flat again.

Use the edge of a ruler instead of your finger to make your creases really sharp.

How To Make a Paper Airplane: Fold corners

Step 3: Fold corners

Fold the top two corners down and toward the crease to form two triangles, creating a point at the top of the paper. Press the folds flat.

How To Make a Paper Airplane: Fold edges in

Step 4: Fold edges in

Now fold the two slanted edges at the top of the paper in so that they also run along the middle crease.

How To Make a Paper Airplane: Fold along crease

Step 5: Fold along crease

Fold the entire right side of the paper over the left side (along the middle crease), so that all of your new folds are on the inside.

How To Make a Paper Airplane: Form wing

Step 6: Form wing

Fold down the top folded edge on one side so that it runs along your original middle crease. This will create one of your wings.

How To Make a Paper Airplane: Form other wing

Step 7: Form other wing

Flip the paper over and repeat, folding the slanted edge over to meet the middle crease, forming your other wing.

A little weight at the front of your plane can help it fly farther—try attaching a paper clip to the nose.

How To Make a Paper Airplane: Unfold wings upward

Step 8: Unfold wings upward

Unfold the wings slightly upward, and you’re ready to for takeoff.

The longest distance flown by a paper airplane indoors is 193 feet—which is farther than the first flight made by the Wright brothers!

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9alexia

=) nice one!!

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Damon_Wong

it doesn't work!!!!!!!!!!!

11 months ago by Damon_Wong

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Niks_Niksons

cool it works

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