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Paper Airplanes By Luke E October 28, 2010

Paper airplanes are a very fun way of using paper.

The standard or common design requires just a few steps to complete.

Step 1: Obtain a regular size 8 1/2" by 11" piece of paper. Then, hold the paper's long side vertically and fold it in half so the longer side is still the same length. Then, unfold it.

Step 2: Fold the top two corners together so that it lines up with the crease you made in Step 1.

Step 3: Fold the top two corners together again, i.e., complete Step 2 a second time. The paper should look like two long triangles inside one big one. If you are concerned that the end of the airplane will be destroyed when it crashes into something, you can fold the front point in.

Step 4: Fold the paper together on the crease that you created in Step 1.

Step 5: Fold both sides of the airplane downward (opposite of the direction that you used in Step 4).

Now, you are finished. If you want your airplane to fly farther, you can make elevators by cutting two, one inch slits on each wing. The slits will create a square. If you bend the square up or down, it will adjust the distance that your airplane will fly.

Now your airplane is finished!