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It’s so fun to learn how to make a paper airplane! Both kids and adults will have a blast with this simple origami activity. Experiment to see what works best with your plane!

Some acrobatic planes will do better thrown into the wind or straight in the air. Try throwing the paper airplane outside, with the wind at your back, for some extra speed and distance. You can add a paper clip onto your paper airplane to adjust the center of mass. If your plane has its center of balance too far forward it will dive, and if it’s too far backward it will stall in the air.

The glue tape we’ve added to the inside body of the planes will stop it from unfolding midflight, which helps it maintain its speed and altitude. The design of the paper airplane is a big part of how far and how fast it will fly. What factors affect the speed of the paper airplanes? The planes made with this paper also fly great – they’re just a bit harder to fold because the paper is thicker. We also made some planes with heavier 24 lb paper.

We used coloured 8.5 x 11 inch, letter sized, printer paper (20 lb weight) to make these paper airplanes and it worked really well! What kind of paper is best for making a paper airplane?

You can also use one of our printable paper airplane templates to make these paper planes!.

Make a plane with a smaller (or larger) body and see how it compares!

You can fold the wings down at different angles and widths.

Make your folds extra crisp and clean by pressing the creases down with a ruler or paper creaser.

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