How to Make a Simple Paper Airplane

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How to Make a Simple Paper Airplane

How to make a simple paper airplane

Paper airplanes are fun, and this is the best one I have ever made.

Supplies

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you will need 1 sheet of 11” by 8 1/2” inch paper

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Fold the paper in half, and unfold.

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Fold top corners to the center line.

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Fold the top point down, creasing right beneath the flaps you just made.

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Put the upper right corner on the center crease, about 1” inch above the point, crease well.

flip the point up so it's right on the center crease.

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Flip over, fold in half, make sure the edges of the left line up perfectly with the edges on the right.

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Open the Wings and give your plane a positive dihedral, that way the airplane will ‘auto level’.

You're done!

if you need just a bit more lift, curl the wing tips up a little.