V-Wing

A smooth sailing paper airplane with a simple silhouette.

Like a stealthy spy plane, this paper glider flies quietly through the air.

Medium Difficulty 8 folds Requires scissors distance, time aloft 35 ft / 10.7 m

Average Distance
Thrown by a 10yr old

1.7 sec

Average Time Aloft
Thrown by a 10yr old

Steps

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Paper Airplane Folding Instructions

1. First, cut 2.5 inches off the bottom to make a perfectly square piece of paper.

2. Fold the sheet in half and then open back up.

3. Fold both upper corners to the center line as shown.

4. Fold the top point down to meet the corners from the previous step.

5. Fold the right upper corner to the center again.

6. Repeat with the other side, and then fold the plane in half away from you.

7. Finally, fold out the wings. They should come to a point in the front and taper up towards the back.

Final Paper Airplane Design

This steady glider is very reliable and requires few adjustments, but you can fold the tail flaps up or down as needed to get this paper airplane to fly level and straight.

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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 Ultimate Guide to Paper Airplanes

Of Interest

• Motorized Propeller for Paper Airplanes

• Paper Airplane Launcher

• Foam Airplanes