How to make a stunt paper airplane
Stunt Paper Airplane: try all 10 steps in the 3D player. Turn and replay every move. Print the complete diagram sheet or save it as PDF.
An Origami Tutor stunt plane with up-turned wingtips: broad wings with a winglet standing at each end. Bend the back edges of its wings up and it loops the loop.
- You need
- One sheet of letter paper (A4 works too). No glue or scissors.
- Start
- Lay a sheet of letter paper in front of you, short edge at the top.
- Tips
- Keep both winglets upright and the same height, or the plane turns to one side.
- Bend the back edges up a little more for tighter loops; flatten them to fly straight.
Your model is ready
For a loop, bend the back edges of the wings up a little and throw the plane firmly upward.
Step-by-step diagrams
- 1
Crease the middle
Fold the paper in half from left to right, crease it, and open it again.
- 2
Fold the left corner in
Fold the top left corner down so the top edge lies along the center crease.
- 3
Fold the right corner in
Fold the top right corner the same way. The top is now a point.
- 4
Fold in half
Fold the plane in half along the center crease, with the corner folds on the outside.
- 5
Fold the first wing down
Fold the top wing down along a line about an inch from the body's fold and parallel to it.
- 6
Fold the first wingtip
Fold the straight end of the wing back over it, along a line about an inch in from the edge. This strip is the winglet.
- 7
Fold the second wing behind
Fold the other wing back along the same line as the first.
- 8
Fold the second wingtip
Fold the end of the back wing behind along the same line as the first winglet, so the two match.
- 9
Open both winglets
Open both narrow tip folds a quarter turn, so each strip stands at a right angle to its wing. Keep the two sides even.
- 10
Open both wings
Spread the broad wings away from the body along their creases. Leave a shallow V, with both tips a little higher than the roots and the winglets pointing upward. Then turn the plane upright, keel below.
- ✓
Finish
For a loop, bend the back edges of the wings up a little and throw the plane firmly upward.
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