It seems that every child and adult can master the technique of folding airplanes. The most simple ways passed from parent to child. But there are also more complex models for making paper flying figures, which are known to few. If you decide to expand your understanding of paper figures from childhood, you can see how to make airplanes out of paper, the diagrams are posted just below.

To fold the figures you do not need glue or additional materials. All you need to prepare is thick paper. If you have not yet encountered complex origami designs, then you should start with simple models.

Simple origami airplane model

  1. Take an A-4 sheet of paper and fold it in half.
  2. Fold the top corners of the resulting rectangle towards the center. Straighten the newly folded triangles and secure.
  3. Fold the obtuse corners of the resulting diamonds back.
  4. Fold the two side corners back, forming a regular triangle.
  5. Bend the workpiece and unscrew the wings.
  6. Bend the tips of the wings and insert them perpendicularly. You've got a fighter.

Paper fighters fly well, so you can launch your invention into the air.

To make it clear how each bend is made, you can use the video “origami airplanes made of paper”, which we attach to the article. You will be able to go through the process step by step with the master, comparing your work with his.

Using the origami technique you can create flying airplanes. A simple design can also rise into the air, but there are plans for more impressive designs that can take more than an hour to fold.

The coolest ones are those that glide smoothly over a fairly long distance. For example, this paper airplane, despite its simplicity, pleases with its movements in the air.

Model of a simple paper stunt airplane

  1. Fold the square first horizontally, then vertically. Expand the sheet.
  2. Fold the top towards the center.
  3. Fold in the top corners, but do not connect them in the center.
  4. Fold the corners back to form a triangle.
  5. Fold the top of the triangle. Bend the structure in half
  6. Fold the right angle inward (step 7).
  7. Unfold the wings.

These are instructions for folding a stunt plane. Launching such a craft into the air will bring pleasure to both children and adults. He makes intricate circles in the air and flies quite far.

Origami airplanes with good aerodynamics

In addition to airplane figures, there are also origami birds that are launched into the air.

  1. Fold the square sheet diagonally.
  2. Fold the resulting triangle in half.
  3. Open one triangle into a square and press.
  4. Turn the workpiece over and fold the corner into a diamond shape.
  5. Make bend lines for three corners of the rhombus: side and top.
  6. Peel the top layer and press.
  7. Turn the workpiece over and do the same on the reverse side.
  8. Fold the bottom corners of the diamond and connect them, tucking the tips of one into the pocket of the other.
  9. Move the upper triangles apart and secure. It is very important for children that the craft performs some kind of action. Therefore, the product must have wings to stay in the air.
  10. Fold the top layer of the bottom corner up. Bend the nose down, then back up.
  11. Turn the workpiece over and form a tail.

Such a swallow will be able to perform a relatively short flight. But you and your kids will be fascinated by playing with paper birds. Try to make a lot of swallows with your child and organize a large-scale flight to the south. The child will benefit from such an activity in many ways: development of finger motor skills, physical activity during the game and strengthening relationships with parents. After the game, the crafts you make can be hidden for next time or given as a gift to someone.

Educational video lessons to help beginners

In this article you will be presented with several popular aircraft designs that differ from each other not only in appearance, but also in flight properties. To create origami you only need a sheet of paper 20x30 cm or A4. All models can be assembled by a 5-year-old child with his own hands without the help of an adult. Waiting at the end of the article detailed description a paper airplane very similar to a modern fighter.

How to make a flying airplane out of paper popular diagrams.

1. Airplanes made according to the first and second schemes are the most common. This kind of origami can be assembled with your own hands quite quickly, despite this the plane flies far enough due to its design.

2. As mentioned above, this paper airplane is the basic model. Almost all children and adults know it.

3. The peculiarity of this aircraft model is its wide wings, similar to a paraglider. This design allows it to float high in the air. When rolled correctly, evenly such a paraglider can fly for a long time, far and most importantly beautifully. Don't expect super speeds from it.

4. This model was obtained as a result of modernization of the first and second schemes. Distinctive feature model of an airplane is its fast and uniform flight. Due to the front supporting wings, the nose does not collapse, ensuring a long flight.

5. Also a very interesting design of a paper airplane. It is very quick and easy to assemble with your own hands. In terms of speed, it is certainly inferior to some previous schemes. But it will give your child a good, stable, long flight.

6 . The model looks like a large passenger plane. It cannot boast of a flight range, but it flies quite beautifully from a great height.

7. A very unusual fighter made of paper. It is easy to assemble, flies quickly and for a long time due to its balanced design.

8 . The blunt-nosed design and wide fenders will delight you long, swift flight.

9. The plane looks very unusual, it looks like a fighter jet. Don't expect any super abilities from him. It will delight you with its unusualness and complex DIY assembly process.

10 . The diagram is very similar to diagram number 8. However, the nose of this model is very steep and folds much neater. Does not affect flight properties in any way.

11. In shape and design it resembles model number 9. It is only a little easier to assemble and flies a little further, due to the ribs on the wings.

12. One of the varieties of fighter aircraft with wing flaps down. Anyone who flies such a plane will really enjoy the stable, fast flight.

How to make a long-flying fighter plane out of paper.

The above have been provided step-by-step schemes airplanes. Finally we get to the best part. Now you have to get acquainted with the step-by-step photo instructions for origami, assembling the farthest flying fighter. The plane not only has good flying properties, it also looks great and will give you a lot of positive emotions.

Detailed, step by step photo instructions for wonderful origami.

1 . We will need an A4 sheet of paper, it is advisable to take thin paper, so a plane made with your own hands will fly even further. You can choose the color at your discretion. Fold and unfold the sheet in half along the short side.

2 . Fold the sheet in half along the long side.

3 . We bend and iron one corner as shown in the picture.

4 . With the second corner we do the same as in step No. 3. It should look like in the photo.

5 . We fold the resulting corners in half again and iron them well with our own hands.

6 . Open each side and fold inward.

7 . It should look like this.

8 .

9 . We bend the top of the paper airplane on both sides.

10 . We turn the craft over and do the same on the other side.

11 . Open both parts along the fold line. Look carefully as shown in the photo.

12 . On the other side, do the same, you should get an isosceles triangle.

13 . Along the fold line, fold the shape in half. We get it as shown in the picture.

14 . We mark a line on both sides approximately 2.5 cm from the base of the plane. Along this line we will bend our future wing.

15 . Carefully bend and iron one wing from the beginning.

16 . Folding the second wing

17 . Draw another parallel line. We will need it to accurately bend the stability wings.

18 .

19 . On the second side, in the same way, draw a line and bend a corner along it.

20. You can make small flaps at your discretion; if you make them carefully and bend them a little, your fighter will fly a little further. Also, these fender liners will keep the wings stable at a right angle.

Congratulations, you have just learned how to make a paper airplane. If necessary, you can glue the base of a far-flying airplane with your own hands.

Folding all kinds of airplanes into various techniques Papercrafting is one of the most fun ways to spend time with your child. And how many opportunities for creativity! Aircraft can be painted with felt-tip pens and paints, hung from the ceiling in a room, and air wars can be staged. Using the paper origami technique, airplanes turn out nimble, stable and realistic. It turns out that the choice is not limited to one simple model that you mastered in school.

In this article we will figure out how to make origami airplanes, because paper can be used to assemble both elementary and complex types of aircraft.

Before you start making an origami paper airplane, read the following recommendations:

  • For large crafts, take a thick sheet of paper.
  • Make small parts from thin sheets.
  • Use a metal ruler and stationery knife so that the cuts and folds are even.
  • For gluing, use transparent types of glue.
  • Monitor the accuracy of the work, maintain symmetry, make bends and cuts even.

Pay attention! Better flight is ensured by a large wing area, and curved wings improve aerodynamic properties. You need to launch the airplane upward at an angle of about 40-45 degrees.

Now you can start creating origami airplanes: paper assembly diagrams are presented below.

Simple options

Let's start making an origami airplane out of paper. The diagram of each model is presented in detail and clearly. Most of the following twelve models can be assembled even by a child, following the instructions step by step or repeating them after an adult. First, practice on basic types of aircraft, then move on to models that require more care and perseverance.

Pay attention! Dotted lines on all diagrams indicate fold lines. You need to fold the sheet along them in order to preliminarily mark the places where further folding of the sheet will be formed.

  1. A glider or arrow is the simplest type of origami paper airplane that flies quite well over short distances. Every child, starting from kindergarten age, can fold a glider.

The first method is a basic glider model with a pointed nose. If you learn how to launch it correctly, it will fly for quite a long time and smoothly.

Blunt Nose Option – The arrow has a good range of gliding through the air.


Complex options

Having gained experience with the previous twelve models, you can turn your attention to origami paper planes for tricks of varying degrees of complexity. This is where a real paradise begins for those who like to make complex aircraft.


Below is detailed instructions with pictures:

  • Take a colored A4 sheet. The thinner the leaf, the higher the flight range.
  • Form a fold in the center along the long side.
  • Bend the workpiece in half lengthwise.
  • Fold and carefully iron one corner.
  • Repeat the same with the second corner.
  • Fold the corners in half again and press the folds with the pockets.
  • Open each corner and fold it inward so that you get two diamond shapes on both sides.
  • Fold the corners inward, closing the pockets.
  • Fold the top corners as shown in the picture.
  • Also turn the corners on the other side.
  • Open the pockets again by folding the pieces on one side and the other.
  • Fold the structure along the original fold line.
  • Draw a line approximately 2.5 cm long from the bottom edge of the sheet.
  • Bend the two wings along the drawn line.
  • Draw another line on each wing as shown in the photo.
  • Bend both wings - these will be the elements of stability of the aircraft.
  • Make flaps to increase flight range and provide stability to the vertical elements of the wings.

Many of us (yes, almost all!) folded paper airplanes as children. But still not all mothers and fathers know that they were engaged in aerogami, one of the branches of origami. In Japanese, by the way, it will not be aerogi at all, but kami hikoki - kami = paper, hikoki = plane. So today we present to you the 12 most popular models of kami hikoki - paper airplanes that are ready to bravely cut through the expanses of the ocean of air and will undoubtedly delight your children!

Glider No. 1

Glider No. 2

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Scientists believe that the use of paper to create toys began 2000 years ago in China, where kites were invented. Modern paper airplane, according to one of the most popular versions, was invented (yes, yes, that’s right!) in 1930 by Jack Northrop, co-founder of Lockheed Corporation. Northrop used paper airplanes to test new ideas in the design of real airplanes.

"Silk"

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"Drake" (Canard)

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"Delta"

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In 1989, one Andy Chipling founded the Paper Aircraft Association, and in 2006 the first launch championship was held paper airplanes. The competition is held in three disciplines: the longest distance, the longest gliding and aerobatics - performing aerobatic maneuvers using paper models.

Shuttle

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However, there are also commercial competitions. Perhaps the most famous of them is Red Bull Paper Wings. The last world championship was held in Austria, the designers competed in three categories: “aerobatics”, “flight range” and “flight duration”.

"Gomez"

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Numerous attempts to increase the time a paper airplane stays in the air from time to time lead to the breaking of new barriers in this sport. Ken Blackburn held the world record for 13 years (1983-1996) and won it again on October 8, 1998, by throwing a paper airplane indoors so that it stayed in the air for 27.6 seconds. This result was confirmed by representatives of the Guinness Book of Records and CNN reporters. The paper airplane used by Blackburn can be classified as a glider.

"Locked"

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Although light paper airplanes are believed to fly further than heavy ones, this claim is disputed by Blackburn. Blackburn's world record-breaking airplane in 1983 was designed on the assumption that the best planes have short wings and are “heavy” during the launch phase, when a person throws them into the air. Although longer wings and less weight would seem to help the airplane achieve longer flight times, such a paper airplane cannot be thrown high. According to Blackburn, “to achieve maximum altitude and a good transition to gliding flight, the throw should be made with a deviation from the vertical of no more than 10 degrees.”

An origami paper plane is a model of a fighter that flies. It flies surprisingly well. You can compete in flight range with other flying models from your collection dedicated to the day victories.

0:04 Hello everyone!

0:08 Today I will show you how to make a jet fighter, F35.

0:13 This is one of the best paper airplanes I've ever made.

0:18 This one flies very well, but 0:22 In order to make an F35, you need a print document.

0:26 This is letter size, 8.5 and 11 inches 0:298.5 and 11 inches 0:33 Let's start right now

0:36 First step 0:38 You have to fold the paper in half like this

0:50 and then you fold the paper in the handle again 1:01 Next step,

1:02 fold the paper in the handle this way. 1:09 1:19 Open the newspaper

1:21 Start from this edge, fold it to this edge 1:23 fold it to this edge

1:47 and then repeat the same step for the other side

1:51 I'll match this edge to this edge

2:02 You can use this crease 2:05 and this is the crease as a reference.

2:09 Just make sure all the edges match 2:11 2:21 now I'll use

2:22 both hands to fold 2:27 fold this part at 2:31 and I'll push this part down

2:35 just click on it hard 2:38 2:43 and I open this layer

2:47 just work on this layer, starting from this edge

2:50 I fold it into the center crease. ok 3:03 Now, I'm part of, use this edge

3:06 and and this edge as preferences. only once it. 3:09 Agreed them! 3:17 and then I put this layer back

3:19 And then, I'll put this layer back 3:22 Fold this layer here, and I'll repeat the same step as I did before.

3:29 I'll match this edge to this edge 3:32 3:42 Then, I'll open this layer. OKay 3:46 Next step,

3:49 I'll start with this layers 3:52 I'll match this edge, which to this edge 3:56 top player

4:07should be great, fits perfectly 4:09you can use the corner here as a reference

4:13 just once this edge to fit this corner. 4:24 It looks something like this, and...

4:28 Then I'll repeat the same step for the other layer. 4:31 Then, I can use this edge as a preference

4:37 Just fold this part down 4:40 and this part down 4:42 4:47 So, placed this one back 4:50 and then I need to make the wing

4:53 Actually this is a wing, Okay 4:57 Just estimate about a quarter of an inch from here to now

5:01 and fold this part to create a wing

5:06 I used this part to make the wings stronger. 5:09 5:13 and I repeat the same step for the other side.

5:24I open this layer.

5:28 This is what I have so far! 5:32 Kay, next step, 5:35 I'll turn the paper 5:40 and then, I'll fold this part into

5:44 hold the wings. It is important that you 5:47 fold this part into (straighten your wings) .

5:51 And it helps balance the airplaneThen, I repeat the same step for this side

5:55 This is what you have so far! 6:02 It looks almost like an airplane - F35

6:06 Next step, I'll turn the paper 6:08 Next step, 6:12 I'll match this edge to this edge

6:15 Okay, and you can use 6:21 this line here as a preference 6:24 ... take it slow

6:28 match this like 6:31 see that, see that I match this edge and this edge.

6:34 this will create a straight line!

6:38 for a corner. Then, you will repeat the same step 6:43 for the other side. You move this edge to this edge.

6:59 Now it will be easier! 7:02 Now it will be...

7:04 .... simpler. Just click this part at 7:15 Next step, I'll match the wings

7:20 So, we will provide you with this edge to this edge. 7:28 Remember that we have to add both layers

7:30 because we have two layers here 7:33 I'm going to stack both layers to match... 7:37 to the edge.

7:46 7:50then, you repeat the same operation for the other side 8:15 So, when I open

8:18 plane, you will have a shape like this.

8:29 Next step, 8:32 You need to make stabilizers 8:35 Watch this layer? , You just need to fold it...

8:38 create stabilizers 8:40 You see! 8:42 line here, I'm using it as a reference. 8:44 links!

8:49 Just fold it right into the corner. 8:56 Do the same step for the other side.

9:08 Actually, you can stop from here

9:11 Just a crooked lift up. 9:15 I mean take one more step to...

9:21 draw a space here. So you see this part

9:25 here. This looks really weird! so we collapse this part

9:29 from this to like this. Fold this inch

9:34 Now repeat the same operation for the other side. 9:40 Okay, this is a tough step. You press...

9:43 push this inch Look how I do this? See this part? 9:49 Click it in like this.

9:55 and now I press this part 10:05 as you see here 10:11 Next I press this part of the elevators down

10:15 just estimate about a quarter of this angle at this point. 10:21 Fold it down to make elevators stronger

10:25 and the paper airplane looks more like an F35. 10:33 Okay, so

10:35 F35 will be completed. Now, I will show you how to fly an airplane and how to fly.

10:40 As you can see here, these are the elevators that help lift the plane....

10:45 lift the plane. You need a curve 10:47 it's up a little

10:49 If you curve it, the plane will take off. If you curve it, the plane will fly down.

10:55 Also, this 10:56 is stabilized by 11:00 which controls the direction of the aircraft as well.

11:05 If you fold it to the left 11:08 it will fly to the left. If you fold them to the right, the plane will

11:11 fly to the right. In addition, the wings

11:15 Sometime, you should fold this part up a little bit as well.

11:18 Or you should curve it. So... 11:28 Here we go! This is F35

11:30 checked it out! If you like this, please subscribe and... like 11:37 I will create more planes

11:39 Thank you for your attention! See you next time.