Lock-Bottom Plane

An easy paper airplane that flies farther that most other designs.

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Lock-Bottom Plane

An easy paper airplane that flies farther that most other designs.

It shoots straight through the air with a quick push and keeps going and going.

Easy difficulty 10 folds Requires scissors distance, time aloft 42.6 ft / 13.1 m

Average Distance
Thrown by a 10yr old

2.9 sec

Average Time Aloft
Thrown by a 10yr old

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Paper Airplane Folding Instructions

Step 1

1. Fold the plane in half and open it back up.

Step 2

2. Fold both corners in along the center line.

Step 3

3. Fold the peak down about 1 inch before the bottom edge.

Step 4

4. Again, fold both corner in to the center line.

Step 5

5. Take the extra piece at the bottom and fold it up to lock down the two flaps.

Step 6

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

Step 7

7. Fold one wing down about one inch from the belly of the plane.

Step 8

8. Repeat with the other wing.

Step 9

9. Next, fold up the ends of each wing about a half inch.

Step 10

10. Finally, take a pair of scissors and cut two small slits at the tail end of each wing.

Final Paper Airplane Design

Lock-Bottom Plane

Once you have adjusted the ailerons to get it to fly straight, this is a very reliable airplane that can go very far.

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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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