Fast Jet Paper Airplane Tutorial in Easy GIFs

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Sep 18, 2020 9:00 AM EDT

Everyone knows how to make a basic paper airplane, but if you want to take your paper airplane skills to the next level, check out these easy GIFs for a super far-flying jet paper airplane. This is not your average jet paper airplane. Don't believe us? Go get some paper and see for yourseld! 

If you're feeling crafty and want to make some different paper airplane styles, see here for a long distance flying paper airplane that is made in ten easy steps. Or check out our comprehensive guide to eight different paper airplanes and how to make them. 

To see other cool flying objects, have a look at these Estes model rockets launching, or see the real thing when SpaceX's Starship had a test flight.

  • Step 1

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    Place your piece of standard printer paper (A4 or letter) on a table horizontally. Fold it in half long ways.

  • Step 2

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    Open up the piece of paper and flip it over. Then fold along the same crease.

  • Step 3

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    Open up the paper again. Then fold the paper long ways so the right and left edges meet.

  • Step 4

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    Twist the folded piece of paper around so it's vertical. 

  • Step 5

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    With the creased fold on the left side of the paper, take the bottom left corner to meet the center fold. 

  • Step 6

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    Twist the piece of paper around so the folded edge is facing away from you, and fold the bottom right corner in to meet the center fold.

  • Step 7

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    Open up the main fold, keeping the two triangles folded. Point them towards the right. 

  • Step 8

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    Take the bottom edge of the paper and bring up to meet the center fold, creating a longer pointed triangle on the bottom.

  • Step 9

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    Twist the piece of paper around to point to the left, and fold up the bottom side to make another triangle point on the bottom. 

  • Step 10

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    Flip over the paper and twist it around to have the point facing you, then fold the pointed side up to the top using the crease in the middle of the paper.

  • Step 11

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    Flip the piece of paper over and twist it around so the long edge is facing the left.

  • Step 12

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    Now take the bottom edge of the paper and bring it in to the center crease.

  • Step 13

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    Do the same to the other side, so the front now makes a triangle shape.

  • Step 14

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    Flip over the piece of paper.

  • Step 15

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    Lift up the long triangle piece and fold it up to the top. 

  • Step 16

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    Fold the paper in half. 

  • Step 17

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    Place the airplane flat on the table and lift up the top wing. Use the beginning of the point to guide the rest of the fold, which should be diagonal. 

  • Step 18

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    Smooth down the fold well.

  • Step 19

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    Flip the piece of paper over.

  • Step 20

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    Fold up the other wing to match the first one.

  • Step 21

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    Open up one wing and make a 6 cm mark along the bottom edge of the wing.

  • Step 22

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    Make a fold beginning at the point of the mark. Smooth down the crease well.

  • Step 23

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    Open up the wings of the paper airplane and fold the bottom fold to the inside. 

  • Step 24

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    Folding the wings down, make a mark at 5.1 cm from the center fold.

  • Step 25

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    Fold up the bottom of the wing at the point of the mark.

  • Step 26

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    Do the same on the other wing.

  • Step 27

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    Open up the paper airplane's wings and see how it flies! 





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