Tail Spin

An acrobatic paper airplane that spins through the air.

Tail Spin

An acrobatic paper airplane that spins through the air.

Using tail flaps that are bent in opposite directions gives this paper airplane some dramatic spinning acrobatics.

Easy difficulty Letter & A4 Paper Acrobatic Measurements

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Paper Airplane Folding Instructions

1. Fold the sheet in half vertically and unfold.

2. Next, fold both upper corner to the center.

3. Fold the top right edge to the center line.

4. Repeat with the other side.

5. Now, fold the top point down about 2 inches, as shown.

6. Fold the plane in half.

7. Next, fold down one wing to meet the center line.

8. Repeat with the other side.

9. Finally, fold the back tips of the wings in opposite directions, as shown.

Final Paper Airplane Design

Use a small piece of tape to keep the airplane fuselage together. Reverse the direction of the flaps to get the paper airplane to spin in the other direction. Or, return the flaps to the neutral position if you want it to fly without spinning.

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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	9
Distance Flown Average Distance Thrown by a 10yr old	34.3 ft / 10.4 m
Time Aloft Average Time Aloft Thrown by a 10yr old	1.9 sec

Convert to Imperial	Letter Paper
Length The distance from nose to tail	24.6 cm
Wingspan The longest distance from wingtip to wingtip	11.2 cm
Wing Chord The average length of the wing, from front to back	15.1 cm
Wing Area The area of all wing surfaces	169.7 cm²
Wing Loading The averaged weight carried by the wings	271.1 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.

References

• The Ultimate Guide to Paper Airplanes

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