Basic Dart

A basic design with decent distance and speed.

This is one of the most iconic paper airplane designs, and also one of the easiest to fold. It flies very fast, in a nice straight line. A forgiving airplane design that works well even with uneven or asymmetrical folds. The perfect starter airplane for anyone just learning.

Easy Difficulty 5 folds distance 40.8 ft / 12.5 m

Average Distance
Thrown by a 10yr old

1.4 sec

Average Time Aloft
Thrown by a 10yr old

Steps

Video Guide

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Paper Airplane Folding Instructions

1. Fold the paper in half.

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

3. Fold the top edges to the center.

4. Fold the plane in half.

5. Fold the wings down to meet the bottom edge of the planes body.

Final Paper Airplane Design

This airplane has stiff wings, so it can tolerate fast throwing speeds. Throw it as hard as you can for maximum distance and speed.

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Video Instructions

Printable Folding 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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References

• The Worlds Greatest Paper Airplane and Toy Book

• Paper Flight

Of Interest

• Motorized Propeller for Paper Airplanes

• Paper Airplane Launcher

• Foam Airplanes