Best Ever

Paper
Planes
that really fly

12 omo:iing pope!'" ~nes to make ond fly.

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to follow, with
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Best Ever

Paper
Planes
that really fly
CONTENTS

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The Worid of Poper Plones .......... 2

Reod Thts! ..
.............. 2
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Adjusting the Wings..
Symbols ............................... .4
Sharpshooter .............................. 5

Della Wing ................................. 8

Howk...
. ........... 10
Hoop-nosed Scooter .................. 12
Split Wing...
.. .............. 14
MochfiedClossicDort ................. 16

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Conord ................................. 18

SleelcStreok .................... 20
Manto Wing ............................. 22
Classroom Cruiser ..................... 24
Bottle-nosed Bomber ................. 26
Bullseye Dort..
. ............... 28
Na.v 0ellgn Your Own Plonesl .... 31

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The World of Paper Planes

Vftkometothe6Citing~ofpope<"pbies!Althepbiesinthrlbook"'
.,.~fbersandcon be mode from ordinary~. Somewil"'.islowtiJand
gmc;tfulv,..,..~willperlormcwtingocrobat1e~

Thel!Xperu 00-perfect~by folding U-plor.esw.y oxcunrtely ond

throwingthemw.thspeoolte<hnlQlllH.Lookforthethrowinginstruc;tlomwitheoth
planesothotyouconmobyourplonesreoU\j nyl lf \jOUrplonetol<no~.
tryogoin.ocche<.kthotyouhtMefoldedituoc1ly~thedrowin!I'~

Why oat set up poi- planes competition'! and games with voor ~l Find
theplooethotfbe:Stheloogiestdistoncie.lorthelongffitime.orcondothebest
aacbatocs.SeewhoseploneperlormsbestlYoucan-..ct.ongethe~

Mightlyord6q'llJO<rO'Wflplones-seethe~11p<atthebockofU..book..

Read This!

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Hue ore some important tips to Mlp make llOlll" plone'S fty reoU\j weL

Pl'eu C'~"ll C1'eOff finnl11 S/w;ir p ~help a plane cut through the air
smoothlo,j. Use the bo<.k of 'JO"' nod to Wff191hM the Creosti.

Foldonatable

Alwo!15loldonohord.flotsurfocesothc11\jOUconmokA!

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Foaow the J teps carefullsl

Wlwn folding. keep chedoog to mokA! sure your

~lookstikethe<l~Slep~lfitdoesn't_don'tpanodjuSl..ifold
""""'IWOofthe~UftJW'lunt~yourmodellookslikeoneatiierdrowing. thefl

tryogo ....

@r~,,.:=~~to~ouu:=t=o~~
heidondthfowninstroogeWO\jS.SOrmdthe~togelthebest~
Findtfle ~pcHnl of ~nc "

Manyplann"'.ibestwhentieldOlthe-poontof

bolonce. ro fn:t tM point. ho6d the plonO! lomdi..I with ,,our thumb ond fnger. u-move voor hond taward the .-e or 1"""'1l the toil until the pble doesn'1 t1p <>Yft".
WMnthe

plone~oo,pl~

Safe111Fln1

in1JO<rhond.\jOUl'KJvefoundthepo1<1tolbolonc'"-

NtM.rthrowopointed~ploneolW'l\jO!\t!-theooseconbe

VC'f\IW-ponddongerous.

lfyourpkinefli@sCfJrlly

downward. thrl i5 called - dMno-"

curling the bod< ofthe
wii'9'9f!ntlyupwon:iThrsWll
~ moketheploneflyleYel.

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Symbols

Sharpshooter

Thcsesimpleymbolsuploin~the~orernode.Youwillu.ethemiothe

.tepb\l<lPJ11f1StrucllOn'lthroughoutthisbook.Mol<esu~puno:IHstondthe
differenc.,betwffoo~foldondomounto1nfold.lfl,IOll(Ql'1fusethem.your

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pione<willbemoclei~-outl

Cl'1!0SOl!,lhenunfold

EJa

TIM!vet'\j lllm noH ~this dulgn cut through theoir

quickly. Step 1 be9tM with the~ already foWecl fOUf'
-vsocross themickllto.

Q~osq~ofJ><IP'I'".

,,_.,toinfold

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Delta Wing

Triangular plonn don't u s ually fty well,

because the s hape is too simple. Howevo:r,
Use
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thi:s ploneflins.uperbty! TlteHCrethen!is to ~ poperorAmericun
foldthewingsoccurirte!v, inStepsSto7.
8 h x 11-inchpoper.
Start with paper folded In quarters en s hown.

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Throwing
Hold o llttlebehondlhe
pomtolbolonceand

throwhlghinlotheaor
wilt! ~efon:e.

Hawk

Thil livtiy, oc:robotk Ner Is on .,.dtlnsi pe<'former, b\lt be coref\ol to

foldit1Kcurotdyforbe5t-lts.b:perimentwiththepositiorloftt..e

creoses cot Step 7. Use o sq.uore of PGP thot hos o"-<'w ~

from comer lo COl'ner twke. to mob two cllogonob.
'Uwasquoreofpoper.

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Hoop-nosed Scooter

What o peculior nose! N evertheless, this s trange-looking croft is on

excellent flier. let cornen A and B flip into .new between steps 2
ond ), and""'" tuck into each other at the end.

J:!\ u~E~A4paper

~Americon8'hx11-inchpoper.

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Throwing
Holdottkepomtof
bolonceondthrow
forwordosfostos

possible.Trylivowing

upwords.too .

Split Wing

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UseEuropeonMpoperorAlnlen<:an

~ 8'/>Kll-inchpopeor.cutinholf~thwrse.

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Modified Classic Dart -

This elegont fl.ier lootts like the weUknown Pop.er Dart at Step 3,
butthenit'sfotdecldifferentlytocreateoplonethatis..i-terand
wider than the origi"l dart. and which glides more slowty.

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UseuropeanA4poperor

~ Amomc.on8"/i K11-lfKhpope<.

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Canard

.. Canard" wl1>9S are the s moll wings

sometimes odded to reot planes for e xtra
stability and lift. He re, they help an H ceUent

pciperplaneflv evenbetter. Let cornersAondB

flip into v iew between Ste ps l ond 4 . and see the
shape of the poper change dromcitkally .

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of paper.

Sleek Streak

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'The Jong. elegont Vnes of this design molw It of tn. bestlooking

of oU paper p&anes _ oncl It fliH briltiont~. tool

;:!' , UseEuropeon.MpoJM!t'Ot"

'J:1' Amencan 8 '/>

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throwwnoolhlyforword.

Agrocm.llaurw;hwiK
h<'!lpnflyfortt-.

Manta Wing

TheblzornfintcreaseinSt eplisoctuoUy"ry1enslble.. lt'1 a

good way to c~ote a basic shape from which many lnte...sting
desOgml can H mode. Try to create your - n original design!

f.!\

US<!: E~ A4

pope""

or

~~an8'h ~ l l -S.d1 poper.

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Classroom Cruiser
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Bottle-nosed Bomber 1-------Jr---1---------~

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nm design hos o verv unuwol nosel It gives this ott.enm. ploin plone
a verv spec:iol sho1>41. U H a square of paper already crecrsed into
ctUOrte,.,as U -.

Qi) \JseoiqUOA!ofpope<.

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~ (if!
Throwing
Hold o\ the point ofbolonc~ond
tlvow hord ond ~You could oUo
tl'\lllvowingilslightlyclownwordot

greotspttdl

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Bullseye Dart

Note how Step 10 locks the nc>q tighdy shut. This lock crecrte5 a plane
that flies with ......ori<oble occuru<y- ideot fort~ gomn.. Let
cornen A and 8 ftlp Into view~ Steps land ). The shape of the
pGpet' changn OS ljOU fold.

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U5e European A4 poper

01 Am<!nc;an

8'/> l 11-inch paper.

Now Design
Your Own Planes!

I Pvtth w.fsil'ttirttheFront
Wl>atl!Wl'shope yourplonenw:iy ~itmustolwoysl!CM!o heavy
folding, fnd W0\15 to fold in more lollf"'S ol pop at tile front. ond
loyer5thinotthe tol

lE.wperimt"ntl
You probably won't aeote the world's greoteSt pgper plane on

oose. So when

wovs to l<Hp the

youi-

w.y first

ottempt.Toimprow!rt.tryaddingor~~lntheoose,w.deningor
nonowingthew.ngs.oddingllapoorllM 1othe~orchoogngtheshapeofthe

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paper from a rectong&e too"I"""' (or fromOM!Ullnl! toorectongll'). The more

odeosyoutry.lhebetter\jO<A'"plcw>ewillly.Trythrowongitlndiff-tWQ\1$.IO<I

FrfthPlones~Best

Hold ot lhe point olbolonce and aim coreful!ij

A~ofpoperthot'sbttnloldfdand~"""'!ill>meswilbecomecnss

otodisl0nlt0f9el..~throw o poperpkine

oossedwrtholdcr-. Theo!old~~optheoirfromfloww>g~<M!r
G plooe. and it won't fly-'. So, to tnt o design you Lib. fold rt ogowi oo o ffm

olofl<JClfle-the!horpnoseconbeda~

~ofpoper.

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~Pag. J

A plane rl'IO\l fl\I better if you bend the reor Comer$ of the wings up or down, or
change the dihedrol 05 aploioed on page l . Abo. ~boer to fold O:urateiy and

to press lheaeose'l downfnnly.

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