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How to fold an origami paper airplane

Paper
One square sheet of paper.
Preparation
No cutting or gluing is included in these folding steps. Begin with “Crease the center and unfold”.
What you will make
A paper airplane with two opened wings.

Make a paper airplane by folding the upper corners and sloping edges to the center, then shaping and opening the wings. Keep the folded faces on the outside when folding the body in half. Compare the second wing with the first as you fold it.

Follow the 10 steps above by scrolling. Drag the model to inspect a fold from another angle, and scroll back to review a previous step.

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Read all 10 folding steps
  1. Crease the center and unfold
  2. Fold the top left corner to the center
  3. Fold the top right corner to the center
  4. Fold the left sloping edge to the center
  5. Fold the right sloping edge to the center
  6. Fold in half with the folded sides facing out
  7. Fold the front wing
  8. Fold the other wing
  9. Spread both wings
  10. Turn the plane into flying position

Tricky points and what to check

The folded faces end up inside the body

Steps to review: 6

This step folds the body in half with the folded faces outside. Use a side view to check which direction keeps those faces on the outside.

Where should the two wings sit?

Steps to review: 7・8・9

Fold the front wing, then the opposite wing, and finally open both. Distinguish the narrow folded stack from the model with its wings open.

Step 8：Fold the other wing

Three views from the same 3D folding sequence. Read from top to bottom.

Paper airplane with the front wing folded and two white underside tips visible below
Paper airplane with the front wing folded and two white underside tips visible below

After step 7. Compare with the next image to identify the part that moves.

Before：After step 7. Compare with the next image to identify the part that moves.
Opposite airplane wing folding as the overlapping layers become narrower
Opposite airplane wing folding as the overlapping layers become narrower

The front wing is already folded. Fold the opposite wing and compare the positions of the two wings.

During：The front wing is already folded. Fold the opposite wing and compare the positions of the two wings.
Paper airplane with both wings folded into a long narrow stack
Paper airplane with both wings folded into a long narrow stack

After “Fold the other wing”. Compare the corners and layers with the first image.

After：After “Fold the other wing”. Compare the corners and layers with the first image.
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Make a paper airplane by folding the upper corners and sloping edges to the center, then shaping and opening the wings.

Completed origami paper airplane

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