The Stable

This paper airplane has a lot of stability and can fly for a long time.

It likes to fly in big wide loops. If you slightly bend up the two flaps at the rear, you can get it to do flips and tricks.

Easy Difficulty 7 folds time aloft, acrobatic 18 ft / 5.5 m

Average Distance
Thrown by a 10yr old

2.5 sec

Average Time Aloft
Thrown by a 10yr old

Steps

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Paper Airplane Folding Instructions

1. Fold the paper in half.

2. Unfold and then fold the top two corners to the center line.

3. Fold the top peak down to create a square.

4. Fold the top two corners to the center about an inch above the downward facing point, to form a triangle shape on top and a diamond shape on bottom.

5. Fold the downward facing point up to secure the flaps.

6. Fold the plane in half away from you and flatten it out.

7. Fold the edges down to create the wide wings.

Final Paper Airplane Design

If it has a tendency to flip upside down during flight, bend the wings so they make a Y shape when looked at head on. This dihedral angle will be more stable. Use some tape or a staple in the front to keep the fuselage together.

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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

• Kids' Paper Airplane Book

Of Interest

• Motorized Propeller for Paper Airplanes

• Paper Airplane Launcher

• Foam Airplanes