Fast Hawk

A fast paper airplane that can soar for miles with very little effort.

Fast Hawk

A fast paper airplane that can soar for miles with very little effort.

Like a hawk, this paper plane can glide over long distances. A little tricky to fold, but a reliable performer.

Expert difficulty Letter & A4 Paper Requires scissors Distance Time aloft Measurements

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Paper Airplane Folding Instructions

1. Holding the paper width-wise, fold the top down about 2 inches (5cm).

2. Fold the sheet in half vertically.

3. Fold the top right corner down to the left edge.

4. Repeat step three with the other side, folding the opposite way.

5. Open the sheet back up to the end of step 1, as shown.

6. Accordion fold the top sides in to get this shape.

7. Fold the bottom flaps up and tuck them under the triangle shape.

8. Fold the top point back to the bottom edge of the paper.

9. Flip the paper over and crease in the sides of the upside-down triangle.

10. Accordion fold the sides in to get this shape.

11. Now, fold the paper plane in half away from you.

12. Fold down one wing as shown and repeat with the other side.

13. Fold the wings tips up and you are done.

Final Paper Airplane Design

Give the wings an upward Y shape to improve performance. This dihedral angle will be more stable. To improve the flight characteristics, cut some aileron flaps on the back of the wings. These can be bent up or down to get this paper airplane to fly straight and level.

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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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Number of Folds	12
Distance Flown Average Distance Thrown by a 10yr old	21.4 ft / 6.5 m
Time Aloft Average Time Aloft Thrown by a 10yr old	2.4 sec

Convert to Imperial	Letter Paper
Length The distance from nose to tail	10.2 cm
Wingspan The longest distance from wingtip to wingtip	20.3 cm
Wing Chord The average length of the wing, from front to back	7.9 cm
Wing Area The area of all wing surfaces	160.5 cm²
Wing Loading The averaged weight carried by the wings	286.6 g/m²

The Wing Loading is how much of the paper airplane's weight is being lifted by each unit area of the wing's surface. In general, an airplane with a lower wing loading will glider better. A standard piece of 75gsm printer paper is used for all of these measurements across the website.

References

• The Worlds Greatest Paper Airplane and Toy Book

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• Fold'N Fly Paper Airplane Book

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