By: mcfly on 8:23 AM

how to make paper airplanes : Stunt Fly

This beast can be either a menace to fellow students, or a graceful glider, flying over to perch on your shoulder or someone’s mortar-board!

1.  Use A4 paper only (or shorten a piece of foolscap). Fold in half upwards.

2. Valley fold in the general area indicated.

3. Place your finger under A, bringing the flap over to the right. Note the hidden section of the valley fold.

4. Fold end several times (approximately eight or nine times depending on weight distribution factor).

5. Fold in half.

6. Bring wings down. Note hidden fold detail. Make a small “rabbit-ear” kink in the forward section so that the centre tail can remain upright.

7. The completed Stunt Fly.

Throwing Suggestions

Make sure your model is perfectly symmetrical. To make it return to you in a vertical circle, grasp the centre-forward section with the underside facing you. Lift it up and away from you. It should loop. To make a horizontal circle with underside facing you, throw upwards at a 30-degr angle away from you. This is quite a versatile creature that will have nature lovers intrigued by its graceful manoeuvrability. If  it lands on your desk – don’t swat it!  

credit : Advanced Paper Aircraft Construction Book