Instructions to Build a Paper Plane

Fold a piece of paper in half lengthways. Open it back out again. The crease makes a centre line to work with.
Fold the top corners diagonally down and to the middle of the page. The folded sections are triangle shaped and make a point at the middle.
Fold the pointed triangular part down over its bottom edge. The flaps must be on the inside.
Take the top right hand corner and fold it down to the middle of the page at a point 15 mm above the point of the triagular part. Do the same for the top left hand corner.
Take the tip of the triangular part that pokes out from under the flaps from the last step. Fold the tip up and over the flaps so that are held down.
Fold the page in half lengthwise. The tip that you folded in the last step must be on the outside.
Fold down the wings. Make the fold at an angle to the bottom of the fuselage so that the wings rise up at the rear of the plane (as viewed from the side). Open the wings out and push them up so that they tilt up (as viewed from the nose).

The plane is complete but for it to fly properly it will almost certainly need some small adjustments. In fact, the secret to a good paper plane is the adjustments that you make. Read the Secret Plane Adjustments Page to find out what adjustments to make.

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