You can use any 8 ½ by 11 in piece of paper like notebook paper, construction paper, or printer paper. For best results, lay your paper on a flat surface like a desk. Crease your fold with the edge of your finger, then unfold.
Your center crease should be in a valley fold, meaning the crease points down and the paper lifts up toward you, like a valley. [2] X Research source Crease the outer diagonal edges of your folds to keep each fold in place.
You will now have two isosceles triangle flaps folded down. An isosceles triangle means that two sides are of equal length while the third is a different length.
This is another hot dog style fold on the center crease. The flaps you previously folded down should now be on the outside of your plane.
Fold the wings down so the small flat portion in the back of each one aligns to the base of the plane.
Again, fold your wing flaps down over your previous folds to align the flat portion that was at the top of the wing to the flat base. The distance from the base of your plane to the top should be about 1 inch (25 mm) tall. Crease the wings with your finger.
You should have a long, narrow plane now ready for flight.
This plane is great for a long, straight flight. Hold your plane parallel to the ground and throw. You can tape the nose of your plane shut to keep the wings together.
Notebook paper, construction paper, or printer paper all work well. For best results, lay your paper on a flat surface like a desk. Crease your fold with the edge of your finger, then unfold.
Keep the center crease aligned when you fold the top of the paper down toward you. Crease the top edge with your finger to keep the flap in place.
Align the bottom edge of this fold to the bottom edge of your previous fold. Crease to keep the fold in place. Perform a third horizontal valley fold. Fold the top 0. 5 inches (13 mm) down. Line up all the edges once again. Go over all of your creases and press each one again to keep the folds in place.
Take the top two corners and fold each into the center. Align each so both folds are even. You may have to play with getting the paper to fold as the three folds you previously made might make it hard to fold the flaps down.
The folds you just made should now be on the opposite side of the paper facing down.
You will now have two rectangular flaps showing, a triangle portion, and a square portion.
Fold the wings down so the creases you make here are at the top of your rectangular portion. This will create the wings and the body of your plane. The body should be about 0. 5 inches (13 mm) tall. Make sure both wings are even with one another.
This plane has a heavy nose so you can throw it hard and watch it fly far. Hold the plane parallel to the ground and let loose.
Portrait mode means the paper is taller than it is wider. When you fold your diagonal valley fold you will have a triangle with a portion of rectangular paper of about 2. 5 inches (64 mm) at the bottom.
You will now have a triangle shape with two flaps on top of your paper. Below, you will see two more flaps of paper which are creased in the center.
This is another diagonal valley fold. When completed you have a new top layer consisting of two triangles pointing away from each other. Together, these triangles form a diamond.
Lift up the flaps of your diamond layer to fold these sections of paper under the diamond. The inner edges of this fold should meet at the area where the bottom crease on the inside of each diamond is.
Press all of your creases to keep your folds in place. Make sure that both sides of your plane are as even as possible.
Make sure that your wings are even with one another for best results. Crease all of your new folds to keep everything in place.
This plane is built to fly far due to its narrow structure. Hold it parallel to the ground flick your wrist to let it fly. Fly your plane in an open space for best results.
