TOP 3: Minnow Paper Airplane
A wide winged delta with many extra control surfaces, this craft can be trimmed to glide or thrown hard for acrobatics.
VIDEO ON HOW TO FOLD THIS PAPER AIRPLANE IS AVAILABLE AT THIS LINK:
THIS WILL USE A
letter size sheet of light to medium weight paper
1. Make a crease to fold the paper in half. The crease line should go from the upper right corner of the paper to the lower left corner. This can be a bit tricky so take your time.
2. Rotate the paper around so the crease created previously is on the left hand side.
3. Fold the paper exactly in half, bringing the top point down to meet the bottom point. Unfold after the crease has been made.
4. Fold the left edge of the paper over. The width of the fold should be about one finger width. Be sure the crease is parallel to the left edge of the paper all the way from end to end.
5. Fold the left edge of the paper over again on top of itself. Be sure the new crease is parallel to the left edge of the paper. Make the crease as tight as possible.
6. Fold the upper right point down so the right half of the top diagonal edge lines up with the center line crease. The left point of the new crease should be at the middle of the top diagonal edge where the existing center line crease hits the edge.
7. Repeat on the left side. Fold the upper left point down so the top edge lines up with the center line crease. The right point of the new crease should be at the top edge where the existing center line crease hits the edge.
8. Make a crease to fold the right top-most flap over. The upper left point of the crease should be about two finger widths down from the tip of the nose and the new crease should be parallel with the right diagonal edge.
9. Repeat on the left side. Make a crease to fold the left top-most flap over. The upper right point of the crease should be about two finger widths down from the tip of the nose and the new crease should be parallel with the right diagonal edge. Be sure to line up the left and right sides for good balance.
10. Fold the tip of the nose down so the top point hits the center line crease. Make the new crease as close to the wing flaps as possible.
11. Flip the plane over and rotate it around so the nose points to the right.
12. Fold the plane exactly in half about the existing center line crease. Be sure to line up the sides for good balance. The paper in the nose section is so thick now that it may split apart a bit. This is normal.
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