You don't have to be the Wright brothers to build your own plane. All you need is a piece of paper and time while your teacher is not paying attention. To make a paper airplane, try one of the methods below.
Step
Method 1 of 3: Classic Airplane
Step 1. Prepare a piece of paper
You only need a standard size letter paper.
Step 2. Fold it into two equal parts
This means folding the long part down the middle.
Step 3. Fold the top corner to the middle
Make the folds neatly and press them with your fingernail.
Step 4. Fold the corners to the center
Take the new corner and fold the two together until they meet at the center crease.
Step 5. Fold along the center crease
This fold should be able to hide the other folds inside.
Step 6. Fold the wings down
Fold the two sides to form the wings. You'll also need to press the crease to make it fold well, so press it with your fingernail.
Method 2 of 3: Better Plane
Step 1. Make a center fold
Fold a standard size printing paper (usually 8.5 x 11 ) in the middle of the long side, and press down. The two long sections should be together and the ends touching.
Step 2. Fold the top corner to the center
Unfold the paper again and fold the top two corners of the paper inward so that they meet at the center crease.
Step 3. Fold the meeting point down
Fold the point made in the previous step into the crease of the crease so that the side of the paper goes into this crease. Make sure you make this fold well. So now the paper will look like an envelope.
Step 4. Fold the new corner
Fold the two top corners you made in the previous step toward the center so that the meeting point is 2/3 of the crease of the paper fold to the sides.
Step 5. Fold the meeting point
Fold the dot that was closed after the previous step so that it keeps the wing position in the hollow of the folded paper.
Step 6. Fold the paper the same length in the center crease made earlier
All the folds made in the previous step should be pointing forward. The fold of the triangle shape that is now visible will become the bottom of the plane.
Step 7. Create the wings of the plane
Fold both sides of the paper under the center crease so that the long side of the wing is balanced under the plane.
Step 8. Adjust the angle of the airplane wing
Slightly unfold the wing so that it is perpendicular to the fuselage and the flat surface that is next to each other.
Step 9. Try flying your paper airplane
Start by tossing it slowly to see how your plane flies through the air. Try harder moves to see how high and how far your paper airplane can fly.
Method 3 of 3: Other Planes
Step 1. To create a plane that can perform certain movements, try:
- Build a plane that can flap its wings.
- Make a plane that can rotate.
Step 2. To make an airplane that can fly fast, try:
- Make a boomerang plane.
- Folding planes that can fly fast.
- Create different quick designs.
Step 3. To create a plane with a special shape, try:
- Make a Delta Wing paper airplane.
- Make a paper dart airplane.
Tips
- Try to throw the plane at different angles, speeds and altitudes.
- Use a ruler, fingernail, or credit card to make the folds even neater.
- Try different airplane designs and find the one that works best for you.
- Fly on a hot day from a high place. Your plane will catch heat and traverse longer distances.
- Build a lighter plane to fly faster.
- Newspaper airplanes are lighter and more aerodynamic.
- Please don't throw it in someone's face.
- Try folding at different angles. Some angles can make your plane perform different flying stunts.
- Make the plane fly up or down by pinching the tips of the wings. Pinch up to make the plane fly down. Pinch down to make the plane fly up.
- If your plane doesn't fly well, experiment with gluing the wings together. You can also try using a little glue.
- These paper planes work well if thrown into the air carefully. Don't throw it hard.
- If you want to make your plane neat, you can use a protractor to determine the angle when folding. But you don't have to do this, and you should try it after you practice making airplanes, because the first time you try, you might have a little trouble. Making a proper 90 degree angle is indeed quite difficult to do in step 2, for example.
Warning
- Do not throw the paper airplane in the rain as it will get wet and fall under the weight of the water.
- Don't throw it in someone's face.
- Don't throw your paper airplane in class.
- Don't throw your plane at other animals or people.
