Simple Origami Airplanes. Andrew Dewar

      Introduction

      Isn’t it amazing, that an ordinary piece of paper can turn into an airplane—a real airplane, just like the ones that fly overhead every day?

      Those airplanes overhead, full of people flying here and there, have engines to help them take off and fly long distances. Paper airplanes may not have the engines, but if you fold them right and throw them carefully, they will fly just the same. Color them carefully, and they can even look like the real thing!

      All airplanes need wings and balance. With origami planes, you get balance by folding your paper so that there are wings at the back, and lots of layers at the front.

      This book is filled with directions for folding planes that will really fly, and paper you can use to make them. Even when the paper is gone, and your airplanes have all flown away, you can use these directions with your own paper to make a whole new fleet of amazing origami airplanes.

      How to Fold

      Here’s what the arrows in the directions mean:

      Fold this way

      Fold and re-open

      Fold around behind

      Flip the whole plane over

      Most planes start with the paper face down. The drawings show the face in dark colors, and the back in lighter colors.

      This is a mountain fold; it looks a bit like a mountain.

      And this is a valley fold.

      Rudders are made with reverse folds. Start by creasing the paper along the fold lines. Open out the plane slightly, reverse each of the folds, and re-crease them to make a neat rudder.

      The directions tell you to fold on such-and-such a line, but not all of the papers have the lines. Remember that in origami folds are made so that corners and edges meet, or folds start at halfway points. The diagrams show you which edges and corners to use.

      Most of the planes need a final tweak to really fly well.

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