Glider template
Two pages on A4. The first is the sheet you fold: every crease, numbered in order. The second shows each step. Print at 100% (“actual size”), then fold the first page along its lines, printed side up to start.
Paper Plane Academy · Floaty
How to fold the Glider
Lift grows with the area of the wings, so broad wings can hold a plane up even when it’s slow. That’s why the glider floats.
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Fold the top left corner to the middle.
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And the other one.
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Now fold the point down, where the folds end.
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Fold it in half along the middle.
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Fold the wing down, along the keel.
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Turn it over.
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And fold the other wing to match.
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Open the wings out, level with the keel, and throw it gently, straight ahead.
Crease it sharp. Line the edges up exactly, then run a fingernail along each fold.
If it dives, bend the back edges of the wings up a little.
If the nose rises, then drops, it’s stalling: bend the back edges down a little.