Andrew Dewar - Supercool Paper Airplanes Ebook: 12 Paper Airplanes; Assembled in Under a Minute: Includes Instruction Book with Downloadable Plane Templates

Shockwave What kind of airplane could take off from a runway, fly into space, and then land safely at the airport again? There isnt any such plane yet, but it might look like this: lots of room for fuel, and sharply swept delta wings for speed. There would be a really big shockwave at high speeds, because the air wouldnt be able to get out of the way quickly enough. This plane is a little slower. Use a ruler to fold Shockwave as shown. Crease all the folds firmly, line up the edges of the hook, and staple the plane together in places 1 and 2. Use a ruler to fold up the two rudders as shown. Use a ruler to fold up the two rudders as shown.

Then add a bit of camber to the wings, check the dihedral, and youre done. Staple the hook together in two places, and then staple the hook to the fuselage in two places. Fold the two rear rudders up to this angle.

The Bat If you fly your planes in the late afternoon, you may find them sharing airspace with the bats. Bats are great fliers. Their hands and arms have become wings, and they flit about energetically.

Theyll follow your plane as it circles, because they know fun when they see it! Bend the belly of the bat as shown. Mountain fold the front tab, and staple it from the outside at place 1 (see below left diagram). Fold ballast parts 2 through 6, stack them up flush with the front of the body. Staple the ballast parts to the body at place 2 (see below right diagram). Fold head part 7, and slip it over the lower body. Heres how the finished bat will look from the bottom. Make all flying adjustments to the back edges of the wings. Staple the nose together and to the head at places 3 through 5 (see below left diagram). Crease wing 8 lightly on the center line for stiffness. Crease wing 8 lightly on the center line for stiffness.

Slip it inside the body as shown. Staple the body to the wing at place 6 (see below right diagram). Use a ruler to fold the two rudders down. Bend up the back edge of the wing slightly, and youre done! Bend the belly, making it concave, before stapling. Staple the ballast parts inside the belly, and then pass the ear tabs through the slots in the head. Staple the body to the wing.

The Mirage Say paper airplane, and the thing most people imagine is that sleek paper dart weve all made. The Mirage Say paper airplane, and the thing most people imagine is that sleek paper dart weve all made.

Say jet fighter, and something almost the same comes to mind. Its no coincidence! Many of the early jets had those same triangular delta wings. This paper plane is modeled loosely on one of the greatest: Frances double-supersonic Dassault Mirage. Use a ruler to fold the nose and tabs of part 1 as shown. Carefully align the top part of the nose and staple it in place 1 (see below left diagram). Pull it down slightly while you staple it in at places 2 and 3 (see below right diagram). Pull it down slightly while you staple it in at places 2 and 3 (see below right diagram).

Push the hook back up as far as it will go to shape the nose. Slip the rudder 2 into the slit at the back of the fuselage. Line up the mark at the back edge with the corner of the fuselage.