Fast Swallow

The distinctive tail shape gives this paper airplane a unique look.

Fast Swallow

The distinctive tail shape gives this paper airplane a unique look.

The tail and wide wings allows this paper airplane to soar in the wind.

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

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Paper Airplane Folding Instructions

1. Fold the sheet of paper in half vertically and horizontally.

2. Next, fold the top edge down to meet the center crease.

3. Again, take the top edge and fold to the center.

4. Repeat the previous step once again.

5. Measure one inch (2.5cm) to the left and right of the center line and draw vertical lines.

6. Now, measure 3 inches (7.6cm) from the bottom on both sides and draw a horizontal line.

7. Measure 1.5 inches (3.8cm) in from the horizontal line and draw vertical lines down to the bottom.

8. Next, connect the two points as shown in the image.

9. Cut out the shapes to leave only these two pointy pieces for the tail.

10. Fold the plane in half towards you and cut along the dotted line, about 1/2 inch (1.3cm) down from the corner.

11. Now, fold the wings out along the lines as shown and flip the thin tail stabilizer up.

12. Finally, glue or tape the nose of the plane and both ends of the wings.

Final Paper Airplane Design

To steer this paper airplane, slightly bend the tail feathers up or down.

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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	14
Distance Flown Average Distance Thrown by a 10yr old	23.8 ft / 7.2 m
Time Aloft Average Time Aloft Thrown by a 10yr old	1.8 sec

Convert to Imperial	Letter Paper
Length The distance from nose to tail	15.6 cm
Wingspan The longest distance from wingtip to wingtip	17.1 cm
Wing Chord The average length of the wing, from front to back	10.1 cm
Wing Area The area of all wing surfaces	172.1 cm²
Wing Loading The averaged weight carried by the wings	208.1 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.

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