Floating paper airplane

This paper airplane is really very good. With its wide wing span and the stabilising winglets at the end of wings it is very stable and flies very far. jump to the instructions

Floating paper airplane Folding Instructions

DIG. 1 1 Start with a plain piece of ! paper and fold it in half as in DIG. 1

DIG. " "

DIG. #

Then fold down a flap as shown in DIG. 2 and repeat the process with a flap on the other side to give you DIG. 3

DIG. ! # $ow fold over the overhanging flap along the line in DIG. 3 to give you DIG. 4

DIG. % ! Then turn the plane over and fold the nose of the plane up to give you DIG. 5

DIG. & % 'rease again along the middle line and then fold along the dotted lines in DIG. 6. It is important that the folds at the ends of the wing are folded downwards so you get a plane as at the top of the page otherwise the plane flies upside down.

Floating paper airplane Flying This paper airplane is best indoors. It is (uite stable but any major wind outdoors causes it to crash very (uic)ly.

Try throwing this plane very gently overarm with the nose pointed slightly upwards holding it about a (uarter of its length from the nose. In still conditions outdoors or indoors this will let it glide gently for (uite a long time and distance. If you ma)e a flap at the bac) of one of the wings by snipping the paper twice for about 1cm *1+",- into the wing and ma)ing the two snips and inch *"cm- apart and then folding the paper inbetween the snips up. the paper airplane should gently glide in a circle bac) to you. Whether the circle is cloc)wise or anti/cloc)wise depends on which wing you place the flap *or aerlon-.

Rapier Paper Airplane

I love this plane *I did design it but I can brag can0t I1- it flies li)e a glider but has the elegant shape and great precision of a dart. This plane is the best of both worlds and is so easy to ma)e it must be the best plane on the site2 jump to the instructions

Rapier Paper Airplane Folding Instructions

DIG. 1 1 3irst ta)e a rectangular ! *4 1+", by 11,- sheet of paper and fold down the center dotted line on DIG. 1 opening it out again afterwards.

DIG. " " Ta)e the first 1cm *1+",- of the rectangular sheet and fold it up along the dotted line in DIG. 2

DIG. # # 3old the flap over and over until about #+4 of the length of the sheet is folded in this concertina fashion as in DIG. 3 this should give a heavy and thic) front lip.

DIG. ! ! $ow fold along the two dotted lines in DIG. 3 bringing the top edges into the center line and fold along the center line to give DIG. 4 as a side view % 3old the wings down along the dotted line in DIG. 4one either side of the center. $ow the plane should loo) li)e the diagram at the top of the page.

Rapier Paper Airplane Flying

The rapier paper airplane is another great plane for trying to hit your teacher or lecturer with. It flies fast and true indoors e5actly where you want it to go. 6ust hold it about 1+! of its length from the nose tip and throw it overarm (uite gently. If you want the plane to circle ma)e one wing higher at the bac) than the other *but only slightly-. This will ma)e the plane circle with the lower wing towards the center of the circle. 7e careful not to po)e anyone0s eye out though2

Nic !s Paper Airplane

This paper airplane is a superb glider it is very well balanced indeed even when made by the most ine5perienced child. It can be (uic)ly made from a sheet of ! paper and I really li)e it. I drew this page up and placed it on the internet within a day of learning to ma)e this paper airplane. jump to the instructions

Nic !s Paper Airplane Folding Instructions

DIG. 1 1 3irstly fold the sheet in half along the line shown in DIG. 1 and then open it out again.

DIG. " " 3old the two top corners in to the center line to give the form in DIG. 2

DIG. # # Then fold the top large triangle over so that the two flaps formed in step " are underneath the large triangle. 8our paper should now loo) li)e DIG. 3

DIG. ! ! 3rom the form in DIG. 3 fold the two top corners into the center line again in such a way that you get the form in DIG. 4

DIG. %

% $ow fold the small triangle up over the two flaps to give DIG. 5

DIG. & & 3old along the center line so that the small triangle is on the underside of the plane on the outside along with the two flaps as shown in DIG. 6

DIG. 9 9 3old along the line 7 on DIG. 6 then turn the plane over and do the same to the other side producing DIG. ".

DIG. 4 4 3old along the line labelled 7 on the diagram first one way and then the other creasing really well. Tuc) the triangular shaped depression inbetween the two wings to produce DIG. #. This stabilises the plane if you do not ma)e it perfectly since to ma)e it absolutely symmetrically is beyond my abilities.

Nic !s Paper Airplane Flying This paper airplane is easy to throw. 8ou should throw it overarm with the nose pointing slightly up while holding the plane about 1+! of it0s length from the front. $ic)s paper airplane will fly a very long distance indeed. If you throw it outdoors and you have made it from a large piece of paper it can fly for hundreds of meters. If you throw it on a very hot day from an upper storey window it can catch thermals and then you0re really tal)ing2

$riga%i Paper Airplane III

This is a really easy to ma)e paper airplane that you will love flying again and again. The blunt nose ma)es it really easy to reuse as it does not easily get damaged. It is another classic design that has been around for many years and I really li)e it. jump to the instructions

$riga%i Paper Airplane III Folding Instructions

DIG. 1 1 3old the s(uare piece of paper along the two diagonals on DIG. 1 creasing well on both lines and opening out the paper again afterwards.

DIG. " " $ow fold along the dotted line in DIG. 2 bringing the left hand edge to the diagonal center line from top right to bottom left. This will give you DIG. 3.

DIG. # # $ow fold along the dotted line in DIG. 3 which should ma)e things nice and symmetrical again.

DIG. ! ! 3old the tip down on the e5isting crease as shown by the arrow in DIG. 4

DIG. % % $ow fold the blunt nose over again along the dotted line in DIG. 5

DIG. & & $ow fold along the center line mar)ed on DIG. 6

DIG. 9 9 $ow fold the wings down along the dotted lines in DIG. "

$riga%i Paper Airplane III Flying This paper airplane can be thrown overarm (uite hard with the nose pointing slightly upwards or can be thrown in a sweep from underarm as hard as you can directly upwards. It should then sort itself out and fly down to earth very well. This plane is great indoors or out.

$riga%i Paper Airplane II

To my )nowledge this plane is 6apanese in origin and it is a fantastic flier you will love it. :lay around with it add stabilisers and flaps. it can be a good stunt plane too.

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$riga%i Paper Airplane II Folding Instructions

DIG. 1 1 3irstly fold the sheet in half along the line shown in DIG. 1 and then open it out again mar)ing the (uarter line at the top as shown in DIG. 1. " Then fold the bottom left hand corner to the top (uarter line along the dotted line shown in DIG. 1 to give you DIG. 2. ;a)e sure the flap is folded from the center line to the top (uarter line precisely otherwise the plane is unsymmetrical.

DIG. " # Then fold the top left hand corner to the top (uarter line along the dotted line shown in DIG. 2 to give you DIG. 3.

DIG. # !

$ow fold the tip mar)ed as to the point on the base mar)ed 7 along the dotted line shown in DIG. 3. Then open the plane out again leaving a firm crease.

DIG. ! % $ow fold the left point to the crease made in Step ! along the dotted line shown in DIG. 4

DIG. % & $ow fold the blunt left edge to the crease made in Step ! along the dotted line shown in DIG. 5 and fold the whole thing over along the crease made in Step ! to give DIG. 6

DIG. & 9 $ow fold along the center line mar)ed on DIG. 6 to give DIG. "

DIG. 9 4 $ow fold wings down along dotted lines in DIG. "

$riga%i Paper Airplane II Flying I would advise you to throw this paper airplane inside overarm as hard as you can almost level with the ground but perhaps *if anything- tilted slightly up towards the s)y when you release the paper airplane. 8ou could also throw it underarm as hard as you can in the air. If it catches a bree<e outside then it will fly a long way if you do this. 8ou could also throw it overarm outside.

D%itri!s Paper Airplane

simple paper airplane design and indeed a real classic. This plane is slightly more comple5 than the classic dart above but flies further and is more accurate. This design was sent to me by Dmitri through email and so I dedicate it to him on this site. jump to the instructions

D%itri!s Paper Airplane Folding Instructions

DIG. 1 1 Starting with an ! piece of paper fold as shown in the diagrams to the left.

DIG. "

DIG. #

DIG. !

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DIG. & DIG. 9

DIG. 4

DIG. =

D%itri!s Paper Airplane Flying This is another classic design which Dmitri )indly showed me over email. It flies very well thrown hard or soft my main advice is to throw this plane parallel to the ground and not angled up or down when you throw it. Try adding flaps on the wings to get it to do stunts.

Dragon Paper Airplane

This is my own design of paper airplane. If you ma)e the wings completely level and throw it hard overarm it will fly fast and level indoors for #> meters or more and it is (uite good outside too. So try it out. jump to the instructions

Dragon Paper Airplane Folding Instructions

DIG. 1 1 3old along the dotted line down the center of DIG. 1 then open the paper out and fold along the diagonal lines at the top to give DIG. 2.

DIG. " " 3old along the diagonal lines in DIG. 2 bringing the top left and top right edges in to meet along the center line as shown in DIG. 3.

DIG. # # 3old along the hori<ontal dotted line in DIG. 3 bringing the tip of the paper airplane down to the center of the base of the paper as shown in DIG. 4

DIG. ! ! $ow fold along the diagonal dotted lines in DIG. 4 to bring the left top edge and right top edge in to meet at the center line as shown in DIG. 5

DIG. % % $ow fold the flap that points downwards up so that its tip touches the tip of the paper airplane at the front. 3old along the dotted line shown in DIG. 5 to do this. If the tips do not meet go bac) and alter the folding so that they do. This is very important. 8ou should get the form *appro5imately- in DIG. 6

DIG. & &

$ow finally fold along the center line and dotted lines in DIG. 6to give you the paper airplane as shown at the top of the page. Throw it hard overarm and it should fly very level and very straight for a long distance. Dragon Paper Airplane Flying This plane flies well indoors but is useless outdoors as the slightest bree<e will ma)e it crash. ?old it very near its shorter edge *the front- underneath the plane. Throw with a pushing motion or overarm so that when you let go it will be level or very slightly tilted downwards. 8ou should find that this plane will glide very slowly for (uite a long distance indoors.

&d%onton '(ado) Paper Plane

I designed this plane about # hrs out of heathrow in an airliner on the way to 'algary canada *my first trans/atlantic flight-. It is a really fun plane and I am really pleased with it I hope you li)e it too. jump to the instructions

&d%onton '(ado) Paper Plane Folding Instructions

DIG. 1 1 Ta)e some ! *4 1+", by 11,- paper and lay it landscape. fold creasing hard along the center line then open it out again and fold along the two dotted lines in DIG. 1I find that the steeper the angle the better the flight at the end. 8ou will get the body in DIG. 2note the fact that the flap folded over on top does not overlap the one beneath and that the shape of the plane is totally symmetrical. 8ou can see this at "@#> in the video.

DIG. " " $ow fold down the nose you are left with along the dotted line in DIG. 2to give the body in DIG. 3.

DIG. # # 3old along the two dotted lines in DIG. 3 forming the shape in DIG. 4 *having brought the two sides of the front edge to meet in the center line-.

DIG. ! ! $ow fold along the center of the plane and fold down the two wings as indicated by the dotted lines in DIG. 4to give you a plane loo)ing li)e that at the top of the page. To improve flight the two wingtips at the very rear of the plane should be folded up totally.

&d%onton '(ado) Paper Plane Flying This plane is very often biassed to one side or another and will turn this way or that. If you ma)e it absolutely perfect this will not happen but it is practically impossible to ma)e it perfectly.

To throw the paper airplane throw it gently overarm and it will glide in a wide circle down to the ground. I would always advise folding up the wingtips to give the plane more lift.

*rape+iu% Paper Airplane

This paper airplane is all wing with a heavy nose. The structure of the nose is (uite unusual but very effective. Aven if thrown as hard as possible at a wall it will be undamaged. The last time I saw the first one of these I made it was flying towards the Severn estuary from the top of a tall tower in 7ristol. jump to the instructions

*rape+iu% Paper Airplane Folding Instructions

DIG. 1 1 3old your sheet of ! paper along the diagonal lines shown in DIG. 1

DIG. " "

8ou should get the shape shown in DIG. 2

DIG. # # Bpen it out to give DIG. 3 and fold along the dotted line shown

DIG. ! ! :ush in from the two points labelled in DIG. 3 to give the shape in DIG. 4.

DIG. % % $ow flatten out this form and fold along the dotted lines in DIG. 5. 8ou should find you are folding in flaps created by the previous folds.

DIG. & & This should give you the form in DIG. 6. gain now fold along the dotted line which gives DIG. "

DIG. 9 9 3old along the two dotted lines in DIG. " again this is just bringing in the two top flaps.

DIG. 4 4 This should give you the form in DIG. #

DIG. = = The triangular flap in the center *underneath the two flaps you just producedshould have two poc)ets. Tuc) the flaps produced in step 9 into these poc)ets as shown in DIG. ,

DIG. 1> 1> 8ou should be left with a piece of paper loo)ing li)e DIG. 1-

DIG. 11

11 $ow turn the plane over and fold along the lines labelled ' and 7' in DIG. 11. These folds are very important if you want to produce a plane that flies absolutely level. *rape+iu% Paper Airplane Flying This plane flies well indoors but is useless outdoors as the slightest bree<e will ma)e it crash. ?old it very near its shorter edge *the front- underneath the plane. Throw with a pushing motion or overarm so that when you let go it will be level or very slightly tilted downwards. 8ou should find that this plane will glide very slowly for (uite a long distance indoors.

.o/ra Paper Airplane

This is a paper airplane I designed which flies straight and true and is a fairly easy plane to ma)e 2 jump to the instructions

.o/ra Paper Airplane Folding Instructions

DIG. 1 1 ?old a sheet of paper in portrait orientation and fold in half *lengthways- along the line shown in DIG. 1 then open out again.

DIG. " " $ow fold in the top left and top right corners of the paper to the centre line as shown in DIG. 2.

DIG. # # 3old down the tip of the plane to the centre of the bottom of the top triangle. This fold is shown by an arrow in DIG. 3.

DIG. ! ! $ow comes the first tric)y bit. Bpen up the paper to it0s original form so that the dotted lines shown in DIG. 4 mar) out the creased lines on the paper.

DIG. % % $ow pull in the corners and top centre of the paper along the arrows shown in DIG. ! so that the plane passes through the step shown in DIG. 5. & The plane should fall relatively comfortably into the form shown in DIG. % due to the e5isting creases.

DIG. & 9 3old down the trape<ium shape at the top of DIG. 6 along the bottom edge of the folded down paper. There are little dotted indicators at each end of the line in DIG. & to indicate which line to fold along.

DIG. 9 4 $ow fold and unfold as indicated by the arrows on DIG. ". This involves folding the top left and right corners into the centre line of the plane at the bottom of the flap folded down in the previous step.

DIG. 4 = 3lip over the plane and fold in the opposite direction along the creases created in the previous step then unfold as indicated by the arrows in DIG. #.

DIG. =

DIG. 1>

1> The top left and right corners *labelled and 7- must now be tuc)ed under the flap formed in step 9 *coloured in red- so that they meet at the centre line of the plane at the bottom edge of that flap. The labels are shown in DIG. , and the folding should pass through the form shown in DIG. 1- where the red arrows indicate pressure being applied. The positions the arrows are applying pressure to are the corners labelled and 7.

DIG. 11 11 3old the plane in half along the centre line in DIG. 11 )eeping all the folded sections on the outside when folding.

DIG. 1"

DIG. 1#

DIG. 1!

1" 3old down the wings along the dotted lines indicated in DIG. 12 and DIG. 13 to give the form shown in DIG. 14 then open up to give the plane as shown at the top of the page. .o/ra Paper Airplane Flying I am really proud of this plane. I created it during a lecture on :article :hysics *yawnand it flies really well. This plane should be thrown hard and flat. very simple. very fast.

slow plane

This plane was designed. apparently. on the !th of 6anuary 1==#. I don0t believe a word of it. but it is (uite recent. I0ve had to cheat the aerodynamics slightly. by my standards at least. ?owever the result is a plane that flies in a wonderful trajectory either slowly or

fast. which is (uite rare. I would recommend this plane for those dull lectures. sitting on the bac) row. as it will fly very slowly right to the front to the amusment of fellow students.

Notes on t(e contruction

1. Standard beginning. ! piece of paper folded down the middle. ma)ing creases at two corners. ". Then fold as shown. creases so the mar)ed edges join up well. #. The same folds as several of my planes *nos " and %-. apart from the vertical one *on the diagram- is also a valley fold. !. 3old one corner over. using the creases that are already there *mar)ed in light grey-. 7e careful to )eep the other folds whilst doing this. as it has a tendancy to move them. %. Then fold the top flap under. along the center/line of the plane. I find this a lot easier if I ma)e the fold by creases the entire plane in a mountain fold along this centre/line. then just folding the top flap under. &. Do the same with the other half of the plane. 3irst fold the entire flap over. along the crease line. 9. gain fold this flap under as in step %. 8ou can use the same method of before of folding the entire plane in half to ma)e the crease first. ?owever be careful that you do this accurately as you can easily get the problem that the two halves of the plane overlap in the middle. which ma)es the final step *of folding the plane in half to fly it- harder. 4. $ow ma)e the usual folds to get the wings and the flaps. I thin) that the fuselage should be around "cm deep. and the flags should ta)e up about half of the remaining wing widthC in this case around !.#cm. $ow is the cheat that I try not to use. ;a)e another fold to the upright flaps by folding the edges over. so that the pairs of lines meet up. This creates e5tra wings that are at an angle to the main

wings. This gives the plane e5tra lift. without which it plummets into the ground. ;a)e all these folds to be right/angles to create the plane.

Notes on t(ro)ing
7asically this plane is suited to flying slowly. as it doesn0t really ever seem to stall. although it seems to respond very well to e5tra speed / but not by instantly hitting the ceiling. gain it will fly best if thrown straight and confidently.

f15

This plane is my second oldest. I thin). This plane is tempremental to say the least. Aven if the utmost care is ta)en over contruction. the outcome seems to be pretty random. ;ost fly badly. rolling over continuously during flight. ?owever the ones that fly well are complete stormers. which is why I have included this design. Indeed a modified version *I have forgotton what the modifications were. of course- was one of the stars of the show when Tim W D I went down to the gym at school. regularly flying the complete length of the gym.

Notes on t(e contruction

1. Standard beginning. ! piece of paper. ma)ing creases at two corners. ". Then fold as shown. creases so the mar)ed edges *1 mar). " mar)s- join up well. #. The more e5treme version of this fold at this point. ma)ing the creases for the 0waterbomb0 fold of the ne5t step. This is the same beginning as plane no. " *which was decended from this plane-. !. 3olding the sides up into the middle should bring the front over. if the creases made in the previous step are good enough. 8ou will find that the sides. when folded into the middle overlap underneath the top flap. %. To ma)e the ne5t fold easier. fold the entire plane in half in a mountain fold. &. This is the tric)y step. well nigh impossible actually. This is what I got rid of in plane no. ". and you will see why now. Eemember the side flaps from step ! that overlapped1 Well you want to fold these *and no other flaps- in a mountain fold along the centre/line of the plane. so that they fold bac) onto their own side. inbetween the bac) *the main part- of the plane and the top *which is the front of the plane folded bac) over from step !-. 8ou0ll probably have to )ind of unfold the previous couple of steps to be able to get at the bit of the plane in the middle that you want to fold. The creases should already be there from step %. &a is a picture of what the plane should now loo) li)e. if you view it from the bac) *the right hand side in the plan views- loo)ing 0up0 the plane. The top of this picture is the front of the plane folded over. the bottom is the bac) of the plane. The sides are the side flaps that were first folded in from step !. and have now been folded bac) on themselves. Good luc)2 9. $ow ta)e just the top layer of the plane and fold it up and over. so that the points match up at the front of the plane. This is the same fold that is used in plane !. s

you ma)e this valley fold the sides will fold over and into the middle of the plane. 8ou want to fold these down so that they just meet in the middle. 4. $ow ma)e the usual folds to get the wings and the flaps. I thin) that the fuselage should be around "cm deep. and the flags should ta)e up about half of the remaining wing widthC in this case around !.#cm. ;a)e all these folds to be right/ angles to create the plane. $ote@ when folding the fuselage do not fold over the two flaps at the front which were created by the previous couple of foldsC these should stic) up to create the 0coc)pit0 of the 31%.

Notes on t(ro)ing
s I said before. this plane will either be brilliant or crap / there is no middle ground. When it flies well there is almost no lift. so this is a really speed merchant. Thrown fast enough it will travel long distances easily. and on a flatter trajectory than most darts. If you build one that flies well / tell me about it2 The bad version of this plane spirals down in to the floor. Bccasionally ma)ing a tail upright will sort this out. 8ou do this by cutting or tearing the fuselage *only2- at an angle about #/!cm from the bac) of the plane. 8ou want to cut it so the cut is closer to the bac) of the plane at the bottom of the fuselage. further away from the wings. 8ou then fold this up so it stic)s up above the wings. the opposite way from the fuselage.

japanese flyer

This plane is another older one. around the end of 1==1. It is a bit tric)y to foldC it probably has the most influence from origami. It is not as predictable in the amount of lift it has as my other planes. but I have included it none the less. mainly because I thin) it loo)s pretty good. It0s also true that most people probably couldn0t fold it first time. which always is impressive if you0ve got an audience.

Notes on t(e contruction

1. The beginning of this plane in the same as :lane $o. #. Fsual ! piece of paper *"=9mmG"1>mm-. hori<ontal crease and the two diagonal creases. ". 3old in again. so the edges meet up. #. The diagonal folds. to get some weight down the other end of the paper. !. 3old the sides into the middle. and the left flap over the ma)e this fold. It should be obvious if the previous step was done well. %. This is the tric)y one. The guideline for the fold is that where it meets the diagonal edges of the paper. it needs to be about half way along *hence the distance mar)s on the diagram. 8ou can just fold the side flap over to ma)e a rough mar) each side. 8ou then need to fold the top flap *and only the top flapbac). and you will find that the side flaps sort of come up towards you a bit. 8ou then fold these flat. ma)ing sure that the corners are flat and neat. to ma)e it loo) li)e the ne5t picture. If where you folded was perfect. then the two edges meet in the middle. ?owever. to fold the plane in half at the end you really need to ma)e a little gap. as shown in diagram &. Where the edges come to will depend on where you ma)e the fold / don0t be afraid of doing it a couple of times to get it right. as a couple of mm difference in the placing of the fold can ma)e all the difference. I did say it was the tric)y one2 &. 6ust fold the top flaps over so they meet in the middle. gain for ease of folding later on you might li)e to leave a small gap of a couple of mm. 9. $ow a less tric)y foldC fold the bottom flaps in. basically as far as you can without disturbing the top half of the plane. If you turn the plane over you can probably see more clearly what you need to do. 3old in so the edge meets the fold that 0joins0 the top and bottom halves of the plane. 4. $ow the easy bit. 3old to ma)e the wings and vertical flaps. bout "#mm for the fuselage and #%mm for the flaps is what I did on the one I made when drawing the

pictures. and that flies (uite micely. gain. ma)e all the folds to => degrees. with all the surfaces flat.

Notes on t(ro)ing
This should fly straight. however you can bend the bac) of the vertical flaps in the appropriate direction just a tad if it doesn0t. Sometimes this plane has too much lift when I ma)e it. but just gently *and I mean gently / it0s very easy to overdo- curve the bac) of the wings down to reduce lift. or up to increse it. 8ou0ll find that the wings will actually stay li)e this for (uite a while. so you shouldn0t have any other major problems. This plane doesn0t really )eep well / some of my others *notably $o. 1- you can pic) up off the floor+wardrobe+coving and will fly as good *if not better- than ever. This plane tends to degrade a bit faster. but ma)es up for it with good loo)s. 7it li)e some women. really...

bucket plane

This plane was designed around early 1==1. the same time as Bld 3aithfull. ?owever I0ve never really used it. although it can fly very well. I thin) the reason is that you have to ma)e a fold with no guidelines to fold from. ?owever. it is easy to become reliable about this 0random0 fold and the rewards are considerable. This plane can be made with varying amounts of lift / either a flat flyer. or a gentle glider. Anjoy.

Notes on t(e contruction

1. Standard beginning. Fse a piece of ! paper *"=9mmG"1>mm- to ma)e this plane. or a similarly proportioned si<e. 'rease along the middle hori<ontal to start with. ". The same as for :lane $o. "C folding in again. #. There are two options for this type of fold from this positionC this one is used by this plane and $o. ! and the other is used by $os ". # D &. *8ou0ll have to forgive the references to planes yet to be put on this home page / coming soon.!. 3old in to ma)e the ne5t picture. 8ou should be getting used to this fold by now... %. $ow this is the 0random0 fold. which determines how much lift the plane has. Generally. the distance shown wants to be somewhere between "%mm and #%mm. The plane I made to chec) the plans turned out to be #"mm. and it glides nicely and rises gently when thrown hard. The less this measurement is. the more lift the plane will have. 3old the vertical fold to intersect with the other two. &. Then fold in. I really can0t get enough of this fold... 9. $ow fold to ma)e the wings and flaps. Depending on the distance in step %. you either fold the wings so that a bit stic)s up above the fuselage *as shown in the picture above- or you fold these little bits down to the wing. Try and ma)e the fuselage about "%mm deep. and the flaps about a third of the remaining wing / that0s about "4mm / or just on the margins with the paper I0m using2 gain. ma)e these about => degree fold.

Notes on t(ro)ing
Depending on how much lift you0ve given this plane *step %- throw with the appropriate amount of power to get the desired flight. *That sounds a bit glib really. but that0s me for you-. Generally I find that this design will invariable fly dead straight with no adjustment needed. although it depends on the (uality of your folds. and whether you get a friend to sit on one wing. off centre. 3or some reason I refer to these sort of planes as 0buc)et planes0C I0m not entirely sure why. This is similar in weight distribution and therefore performance to some of my friend Tim0s planes.

cture dart

This plane was designed in my first year at Hing0s. in the first term. for flying in ;aths 1 lectures in the 'oc)roft Iecture Theatre. $ew ;useums Site. It can be thrown very hard and has a nice flat trajectory. but is by no means an out/and/out dart. It also has the benefit that it is very easy to fly / you can just pic) it up off the floor and chuc) it.

Notes on contruction
In terms of constrution it is slightly more aw)ward than :lane $o. 1 to build. It has a different beginning. but the same ending folds as :lane $o. 1. 1. Fse a piece of ! paper *"=9mmG"1>mm- to ma)e this plane. 'rease the hor<ontal fold. then the standard start with the diagonal folds. but only crease these. ". 3old so the edge of the paper and the previous folds meet. ;a)e sure that the folds go right to the middle of the left hand edge of the piece of paper. #. The vertical crease should be made last. as it must intersect the two diagonal creases and the hori<ontal crease.

!. Same as for :lane $o. 1. If the previous creases are strong then this should be obvious. The two flaps that go 0inside0 will have to lie on top of each other as they both cross over the hori<onal fold line. It doesn0t matter which lies on top. %. This is a tric)y fold. The 0inside flaps0 are folded inside the large triangle on the left of the paper. 3or each side in turn. it is easier to unfold the other side to give you room to ma)e the fold. &. s a guideline. ma)e the fuselage about "cm deep. and the vertical flaps about #cm. gain. these folds need to be parallel otherwise the lift of the plane will be affected.

Notes on t(ro)ing
3old the aeroplane so that the angles between the fuselage and wings. and the wings and the flaps are both => degrees. ?old just behind the slight bulge in the fuselage *about =cm from the front of the plane-. aim at your lecturer *preferable the bac) of his head- and throw hard. This plane e5cels in lecture theatres for over #>> people.

Ne)0
Download this g<ipped postscript file. done for ?otBS 1===. If you print the file out on a piece of paper *double sided printing- and then fold the plane. the printed panels will correspond to the visible areas of the folded plane. If you want to play around and design your own livery. here is the tgif file which I used. Tgif is a dtp type pac)age for uni5. downloadable here. ?ome Eowing :lanes 6o)es

old faithful

I invented this plane years ago and it still remains my favourite. It can be easily adapted to vary the amount of lift it has. and almost invariable flies very straight. It can also

handle wind *if thrown the right way into the wind- and has made it off Ioughborough campus from an 11th storey window in the middle of the site.

Notes on t(e contruction

1. Standard beginning. Fse a piece of ! paper *"=9mmG"1>mm- to ma)e this plane. or a similarly proportioned si<e. If the lift is to be made different *see notes on stage "- then do not ma)e the vertical fold yet. ". This fold decides how much lift the plane will have. This model will fly flat. To get more lift move the fold so the point of the paper is further to the left. A5periment. but I find that moving it about an inch is usually sufficient. ;a)e the vertical fold previously made in stage 1 so that it intersects with the point. #. 6ust crease the paper here / the diagonal creases should intersect with the hori<ontal centre line and the vertical crease. !. This loo)s strange. but I0ve tried to get some perspective it the picture. It should be obvious what to do. if the previous creases are firm. to ma)e it loo) li)e the ne5t picture. %. 3old the flaps under the large triangle on the left of the paper. It might be easier to almost unfold the other half of the plane to ma)e each fold. &. s a rough guide I ma)e the fuselage about "cm deep. and the vertical flaps about #cm deep. These fold ultimately decide how the plane will fly. so they need to be as parallel as possible to the sides of the paper. 3old to ma)e all the corners => degrees.

Notes on t(ro)ing
Throw holding just under half way bac) from the front. If it doesn0t fly straight then curl the bac) of the vertical flaps in the appropriate way. It is (uite sensitive / generally if it flies badly it0s your fault2 If you throw it so one wing is higher than the other it will turn to the direction of the lower wing because of it0s natural lift. so you can throw it round corners. I0ve managed to do a complete hori<ontal loop in my living room with this plane before now2 ll in all a very versatile plane. To only slight problem is that it does need to be thrown well. although you can adjust it to fit your natural bias.