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 12 folds Requires scissors distance, time aloft 21.4 ft / 6.5 m

Average Distance
Thrown by a 10yr old

2.4 sec

Average Time Aloft
Thrown by a 10yr old

Steps

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Paper Airplane Folding Instructions

1. Holding the paper width-wise, fold the top down about two inches.

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 sheet back up as shown.

6. Accordion fold the top side rectangles in to get this shape.

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

8. Fold the peak back to the bottom edge of the paper.

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

10. Invert fold the side in to get this shape.

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

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

13. Fold the ends of 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.