Raven

This easy paper airplane flies swiftly through the air in big circles.

Raven

This easy paper airplane flies swiftly through the air in big circles.

Like a bird with wide wings, this airplane will circle around before landing.

Easy difficulty Letter & A4 Paper Distance Measurements

Your Rating:

Sign in to rate

Steps

Video Guide

Download & Print

Paper Airplane Folding Instructions

1. Fold the sheet in half and then unfold.

2. Fold the top two corner to the center.

3. Again, fold the top two edges to the center.

4. Next, fold the top point down. You can fold it all the way to the bottom, or shy by a little bit. It's up to you!

5. Fold the top two corners to the center.

6. It should now look like this.

7. Fold the triangle shaped flap in the center up to meet the top point of the airplane.

8. Fold the plane in half down the middle.

9. Finally, fold out both wings.

Final Paper Airplane Design

The thickness of the layers of paper sometimes causes the front to rip a little, creating a cluster of three points. Thats ok!

Watch a Video Tutorial

Download & Print This Design

Video Instructions

View Printed Instructions

Download & Print This Design

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.

Sample Paper Airplane Printable Instructions

Sample Paper Airplane Printable Template

Download & Print

Number of Folds	9
Distance Flown Average Distance Thrown by a 10yr old	31.2 ft / 9.5 m
Time Aloft Average Time Aloft Thrown by a 10yr old	3 sec

Convert to Imperial	Letter Paper
Length The distance from nose to tail	17.9 cm
Wingspan The longest distance from wingtip to wingtip	10.1 cm
Wing Chord The average length of the wing, from front to back	10.9 cm
Wing Area The area of all wing surfaces	109.9 cm²
Wing Loading The averaged weight carried by the wings	418.7 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

• Great Paper Airplanes

Of Interest

• Fold'N Fly Paper Airplane Book

• Motorized Propeller for Paper Airplanes

• Paper Airplane Launchers

• Foam Airplanes

• Balsa Wood Airplanes

These are affiliate links. More info here

Get Your Pilot's License

Printable Folding Templates
Downloadable Games & Activities
Customizable Pilot's License ID Card
Quickly Access Your Favorite Designs
No Ads

Upgrade Now

Join OPAL

This paper airplane can be used to accomplish the challenging tasks in Level 1 of the Original Paper Airplane League. Progressively improve your paper airplane skills and climb the ranks of this online club.