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Amelia Earhart's Vega 5B

Build a flying paper replica of Amelia Earhart's famous Vega 5B airplane.

With this downloadable cut-and-glue papercraft model you will be able to build Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega 5B airplane that she famously piloted across the Atlantic in 1932. We have designed and prepared a set of templates and instructions that will walk you through the entire build. This activity is a little more complicated than the standard folded paper airplane, but with a little patience and effort you will be rewarded with a nice model to display and fly. The included instructions and step by step pictures will walk you through the assembly process.

The Real Vega 5B

The Paper Vega 5B

The cut out pieces from the kit

As part of the build, you will:

• Print the included templates on thick paper.
• Carefully use a hobby knife or scissors to cut along the solid black lines.
• Fold on the dotted lines.
• Glue the 10 pieces together according to the step by step instructions.
• Sandwich a coin in the nose of the airplane for good weight balance.
• Adjust the Ailerons and Elevators for optimal flight.
• Fly it and have fun!

You can read more about Amelia Earhart and her Vega 5B in our full length article about this activity. After purchase, you will be able to download a PDF document containing all of the instructions and outlines of all the pieces. Print them at home, cut and glue them together and you'll be ready to fly!