How to Fold an Ace Flyer Paper Airplane

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Fold the paper in half lengthwise.

   Line the edges up carefully.
   
   Drag your fingernail along the crease to sharpen it.
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   Step 2: Rotate the paper so the fold is closest to you.

   Fold the upper left-hand corner down to the folded edge to form a small triangle.
   
   Sharpen the crease with your fingernail. ,, Sharpen the crease with your fingernail. , Take it, and fold it down on a diagonal slot hat point meets the bottom edge.
   
   Sharpen the crease with your fingernail. , Your top layer should now be doubled, shaped like a long, skinny triangle.
   
   Sharpen your creases. , Repeat the last two steps (5 and 6), this time folding the diagonal down and to the right.
   
   You know what comes next...sharpen all your creases! , Grasp the plane underneath and let its wings flare out.
   
   They should be neat and flat. , Slide your fingers back from the plane's 'nose' about 10 cm (4 in.).
   
   Tear two rips in the bottom of the plane, each about
   1.25 cm (1/2 in.) long.
   
   They should be about
   1.25 (1/2 in.) apart.
   
   Fold the rudder up.
   
   It will help your plane fly straight. , Use a gentle overhand toss to send it soaring.
   
   You're a flying ace!
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   Step 3: Turn over the paper so the triangle is underneath it

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   Step 4: on your right.

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   Step 5: Fold the upper right-hand corner of the top layer of paper down to form a second triangle on top of the first.

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   Step 6: Do you see the 'pint' where the triangle fold begins at the top?

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   Step 7: Fold the top layer down again on a diagonal so the top edge lines up with the bottom edge.

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   Step 8: Turn the paper over.

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   Step 9: You have completed your basic plane shape.

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    Step 10: Make a rudder.

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    Step 11: To launch your plane

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    Step 12: hold it near the rudder.

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