Free paper airplanes,
paper helicopters and gliders, LEARN TO FLY...
Nicks' Paper airplane This paper airplane is a superb
glider it is very well balanced indeed even when made by the
most inexperienced child. It can be quickly made from a
sheet of A4 paper and I really like it. I drew this page up
and placed it on the internet within a day of learning to
make this paper airplane.
Nick's Paper
Airplane Folding Instructions
Firstly fold the sheet in
half along the line shown in
DIG. 1
and then open it out again.
DIG. 1
Fold the two top corners in
to the center line to give the
form in
DIG. 2.
DIG. 2
Then fold the top large
triangle over so that the two
flaps formed in step 2 are
underneath the large triangle.
Your paper should now look like
DIG. 3.
DIG. 3
From the form in
DIG. 3
fold the two top corners into
the center line again in such a
way that you get the form in
DIG. 4.
DIG. 4
Now fold the small triangle
up over the two flaps to give
DIG. 5.
DIG. 5
Fold along the center line
so that the small triangle is on
the underside of the plane on
the outside along with the two
flaps as shown in
DIG. 6.
DIG. 6
Fold along the line AB on
DIG. 6
then turn the plane over and do
the same to the other side
producing
DIG. 7.
DIG. 7
Fold along the line labelled
AB on the diagram first one way
and then the other creasing
really well. Tuck the triangular
shaped depression inbetween the
two wings to produce
DIG. 8.
This stabilises the plane if you
do not make it perfectly since
to make it absolutely
symmetrically is beyond my
abilities.
DIG.
8
Nick's Paper
Airplane Flying Lesson
This paper airplane is easy
to throw. You should throw it
overarm with the nose pointing
slightly up while holding the
plane about 1/4 of it's length
from the front.
Nicks paper airplane will
fly a very long distance indeed.
If you throw it outdoors and you
have made it from a large piece
of paper it can fly for hundreds
of meters. If you throw it on a
very hot day from an upper
storey window it can catch
thermals and then you're really
talking!