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Fold only (7)

Finished Basic Dart with a pointed nose, narrow body and two opened wings

Basic Dart

Paper Airplanes · Fold only · Start here

Paper: US Letter · 8.5 × 11 in
Tools: No scissors or glue
Illustrated + interactive guide
Preparation + 9 numbered steps

Make a narrow body, then open two wings. Start here for the simplest materials list.

Finished folded paper bat with broad flat wings, a central body and folded side tabs

Flapping Bat

Paper Airplanes · Fold only

Paper: US Letter · 11 × 8.5 in landscape
Tools: Ruler and pencil · No cuts or glue
Illustrated + interactive guide
Preparation + 33 numbered steps

Collapse a rectangle, shape broad wings and tuck the small side tabs. Flight-flapping is described by the reference, not tested here.

Finished Nakamura Lock paper airplane with a blunt nose, layered body and broad wings

Nakamura Lock

Paper Airplanes · Fold only

Paper: US Letter · 8.5 × 11 in portrait
Tools: Ruler and pencil · No cuts or glue
Illustrated + interactive guide
Preparation + 17 numbered steps

Secure two corner flaps with a triangular lock, then fold a body and matching broad wings.

Finished Navy Plane with a pointed layered nose, swept wings and two upright rear flaps

Navy Plane

Paper Airplanes · Fold only

Paper: US Letter · 11 × 8.5 in landscape
Tools: Ruler and pencil · No cuts or glue
Illustrated + interactive guide
Preparation + 23 numbered steps

Fold a layered pointed nose and swept wings, then raise two connected rear flaps.

Finished Canard paper airplane with two small front wings, broad main wings and a narrow body

Canard

Paper Airplanes · Fold only

Paper: US Letter · 8.5 × 11 in portrait
Tools: Ruler and pencil · No cuts or glue
Illustrated + interactive guide
Preparation + 29 numbered steps

Reopen a pointed base, shape two small front wings, then fold broad main wings around a narrow body.

Suzanne paper airplane with broad raised wings, layered nose and a narrow folded body

Suzanne Paper Airplane

Paper Airplanes · Fold only

Paper: US Letter · 8.5 × 11 in portrait
Tools: Ruler and pencil · Fold only
Illustrated + interactive guide
Preparation + 21 numbered steps

Fold John Collins’ Suzanne with crossed diagonal guides, layered leading edges and broad wings. Letter tab-finish variant.

Sonic Jet paper airplane with a pointed returned nose, paired cockpit flaps and swept wings

Sonic Jet Paper Airplane

Paper Airplanes · Fold only

Paper: US Letter · 8.5 × 11 in portrait
Tools: Ruler and pencil · Fold only
Illustrated + interactive guide
Preparation + 27 numbered steps

Make a pointed Sonic Jet with a returned nose, paired cockpit flaps and swept wings from one uncut sheet.

Cut & fold (2)

Finished cut-and-fold paper glider with connected wings, tail and reinforced leading edge

Cut-and-fold Glider

Paper Airplanes · Cut & fold

Paper: 8 × 11 in blank
Tools: Scissors, ruler and pencil · No glue
Illustrated + interactive guide
Preparation + 7 numbered steps

Draw and cut a connected wing-and-tail outline, then fold the front edge four times.

Hunting Flight paper airplane with upright wingtips, raised wings and two cut elevator tabs

Boomerang Paper Airplane

Paper Airplanes · Cut & fold

Paper: US Letter · 8.5 × 11 in portrait
Tools: Scissors, ruler and pencil
Illustrated + interactive guide
Preparation + 22 numbered steps

Build a Hunting Flight airplane with upright wingtips and cut elevator tabs, then try a banked launch. Return flight is untested.

Cut, fold & assemble (2)

Finished Paper Bird with broad wings, diamond tail and schematic pin weights

Paper Bird

Paper Airplanes · Cut, fold & assemble · Adult pin handling

Paper: 8 × 4 in blank
Tools: Scissors, ruler, pencil, 2 pins and tape
Illustrated + interactive guide
Preparation + 6 numbered steps

Cut broad wings and a diamond tail, fold a shallow V, then add weights. Adult pin handling.

Cut-and-fold Paper Helicopter: opposed rotor blades above a narrow folded body

Cut-and-fold Paper Helicopter

Paper Airplanes · Cut, fold & assemble

Paper: 2 × 6 in rectangle · 5.08 × 15.24 cm
Tools: Scissors, ruler, pencil and one small paper clip
Illustrated + interactive guide
Preparation + 9 numbered steps

Cut rotor and body slits, fold the body, open opposed blades and add a paper clip. Descent untested.

Fold & roll (1)

Finished Ring-wing Glider with two offset peaks, an inside rim and a tucked circular join

Ring-wing Glider

Paper Airplanes · Fold & roll

Paper: US Letter · 8.5 × 11 in
Tools: Ruler and pencil · Optional tape · No cutting
Illustrated + interactive guide
Preparation + 6 numbered steps

Fold two offset peaks and an inside rim, then curl and tuck the ends into a ring.

Fold & tape (1)

The Bird paper airplane with a shortened layered nose, narrow body and two raised accordion wings

The Bird Paper Airplane

Paper Airplanes · Fold & tape

Paper: US Letter · 8.5 × 11 in portrait
Tools: Ruler, pencil and tape · Uncut sheet
Illustrated + interactive guide
Preparation + 27 numbered steps

Fold a layered nose and two measured accordion wings. The Bird uses a single uncut sheet and a taped nose.

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