How do you make a really good paper airplane?

The picture most individuals have of a paper airplane is a badly folded sheet of paper that floats lazily around a classroom. The elementary design has been there for years, and it is now an easy task to craft a paper airplane that can dash around at high speed and cover almost an equal distance as an excellent flying saucer fling. All it requires is a few minutes and a composed hand. Search for a sturdy piece of paper, make tight, create accurate folds and observe your airplane sail. However, making a real good paper airplane goes through the following steps.

Folding the Airplane 

1. Begin with a flat sheet of sturdy paper. Lay your paper on a flat surface and ensure that it doesn’t have any wrinkles, creases, or folds as they can compromise the ability of the complete airplane to fly. 

2. Fold your paper in half along its length, and spread. Put the paper longitudinally and fold it over the middle. Align the corners at the bottom and top. Apply pressure on the fold to make the crease tight. Next, spread the paper so that the ridge faces downwards, with the paper forming a slight ‘V’ shape. 

3. Fold the upper corners of the paper to form a big triangle at the upper part of the paper. Fold both edges of the paper until they align with the center fold. Run a thumbnail on the creases to keep them in place. 

4. Fold down the big triangle. Fold down the triangle formed by folding the corners. The paper will now look like an envelope, with a square base and a triangular top that points down at the bottom of the paper. 

5. Fold in the corners so that they meet in the center. Fold the top corners towards the inside until they become even with the center fold. Avoid overlapping the previous fold to expose a small part of the triangular tip below the new fold. You can let this triangular tip to be around 2.5 centimeters long. 

6. Fold up the small triangular tip. Fold the small triangle bottom up and above the angled folds to make them intact. Ensure that the tip of the small triangle aligns with the center crease. The fold is crucial as it enables the airplane to maintain its shape and plays a role in balancing it when on air. 

7. Fold out the paper to make the body of the paper airplane. Now, fold the whole paper outward from the center, towards the opposite direction from the one you made your center crease. The triangular fold will be at the bottom of the new fold and will assist in providing weight and stability of the plane. At this point, you should be able to determine the size and shape of your final plane. 

8. Make a final fold to create the wings. Put the paper on one side and fold the top fold until the top corner aligns with the bottom of the plane. Turn over the plane and fold the opposite side. That will form the wings of the airplane. Apply pressure on the creases so as to make them firm. Your plane is now complete.