Suzanne 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 Suzanne
Designed by John Collins and named after his wife, Suzanne. In February 2012 Joe Ayoob threw one 69.14 m (226 ft 10 in), the farthest paper plane flight until 2022.
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Fold the left edge in, to lie along the line from the top right corner.
- 2
And the right edge, over the top of it.
- 3
Fold the top down, where the two edges cross.
- 4
The top corners to the middle.
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And the other one.
- 6
Turn it over.
- 7
Fold it in half along the middle.
- 8
Fold the wing down, along the keel.
- 9
Turn it over.
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And fold the other wing to match.
- ✓
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.