Water Plane

This paper airplane is made to look like a boat.

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Water Plane

This paper airplane is made to look like a boat.

It glides through the air like a boat glides through water, slow and smooth.

Easy difficulty 8 folds time aloft, acrobatic 18.7 ft / 5.7 m

Average Distance
Thrown by a 10yr old

2.7 sec

Average Time Aloft
Thrown by a 10yr old

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Paper Airplane Folding Instructions

Step 1

1. Fold the paper in half and repeat.

Step 2

2. Open the sheet and then fold down about 3 inches before the edge.

Step 3

3. Fold the top two corners to the line that's closest to it.

Step 4

4. Unfold and then accordion fold the top corners in.

Step 5

5. Fold the top flaps to the center line.

Step 6

6. Fold the paper in half towards you.

Step 7

7. Accordion fold the top peak in as shown.

Step 8

8. Finally, fold both sids out to create the wings.

Final Paper Airplane Design

Water Plane

This slow glider tends to float in big loops instead of going in a straight line. Avoid taping or closing up the front part of this paper airplane. The wide plow in the front is what makes it look like a boat and float slowly.

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Printable Folding Instructions

These beautiful, easy to follow, paper airplane folding instructions can be downloaded and printed as many times as you want. Simply follow the printed instructions and fold along the indicated lines to make a perfect paper airplane, every time.

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• Kids' Paper Airplane Book

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