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The Basic

The most basic design that almost everyone has tried.

It's fast, easy to create, and flies fairly well. It's great for young kids.

Easy Difficulty 4 folds duration

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Paper Airplane Folding Instructions

Step 1

1. Fold the paper in half.

Step 2

2. Unfold and then fold the top two corners into the center line.

Step 3

3. Again, fold the paper in half.

Step 4

4. Finally, fold the edges down to meet the bottom of the body.

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Final Paper Airplane Design

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Printable Folding Instructions

Sample Paper Airplane Printable Instructions

Sample Paper Airplane Printable Instructions

Sample Paper Airplane Printable Instructions

These beautiful, easy to follow, paper airplane folding instructions can be downloaded and printed as many times as you want. Use them when you are offline and don't have access to the internet. Simply follow the printed instructions and fold along the indicated lines and you will have a perfectly folded paper airplane, every time.

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