Sonic Jet

A paper jet that can reach supersonic speeds as it soars through the air.

Sonic Jet

A paper jet that can reach supersonic speeds as it soars through the air.

This design looks like a fighter jet, complete with a cockpit for the pilot to fly the paper airplane.

Hard difficulty Letter & A4 Paper Distance Time aloft Measurements

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Paper Airplane Folding Instructions

1. Fold the plane in half vertically.

2. Open it back up and then fold in half horizontally.

3. Unfold the paper all the way and then fold the top two corners to the center.

4. Again, fold both top edges to the center.

5. Flip the plane around and fold the top point down to the bottom edge.

6. Flip it around again and fold both corners to the center.

7. Again, flip it around and fold the point back up.

8. Flip it around one last time and fold the center flaps out as shown.

9. Next, fold the plane in half towards you.

10. Finally, fold out both wings.

Final Paper Airplane Design

Use a bit of tape to keep the paper airplane body tight together. A slight upward bend of the trailing edges of the wings can help it stay up longer. The triangle pieces pointing up in the middle looks like the cockpit where the pilot would sit, so draw a little pilot sitting in there, if you want.

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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	44.9 ft / 13.7 m
Time Aloft Average Time Aloft Thrown by a 10yr old	1.7 sec

Convert to Imperial	Letter Paper
Length The distance from nose to tail	22.6 cm
Wingspan The longest distance from wingtip to wingtip	12.7 cm
Wing Chord The average length of the wing, from front to back	10 cm
Wing Area The area of all wing surfaces	127.3 cm²
Wing Loading The averaged weight carried by the wings	361.4 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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