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Awesome Paper Planes
Awesome
By Jeffrey Rutzky
Paper Planes
6
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x 8
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x 2 acetate box contains a 128-page 4C
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paperback book and 44 sheets of 6
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x 8
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4C paper
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Prepare for takeoff!
Perfect for armchair barnstormers, this high-flying
kit provides all the materials you need to fold your
own squadron of paper airplanes, including:
• An instruction book for creating 38 sensational
paper planes
• 44 sheets of custom-designed paper
• A handy “cheat sheet” of basic folding techniques
includes:
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Instruction
book for folding
38 paper planes
Time Aloft
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44 sheets of folding
paper
Andy Chipling’s modified classic
glider achieved a Time Aloft World
Record of 20.9 seconds, a triumph
for Britain. However, in 1998, the
record was firmly returned to the
USA with a time of 27.6 seconds.
Andy is also responsible
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Fold up the tiny corner to lock the
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Mountain-fold the plane in half.
for writing the rules that
two flaps.
Rotate
1
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-turn clockwise.
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Guinness follows for
setting paper airplane
records.
The easy-to-follow instructions feature detailed color
Enclosed
paper:
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4
˝ (19 mm)
Letter-size
photos of the finished airplanes, plus clear folding
paper:
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1
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˝ (27 mm)
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Fold down the wings on the angle
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The finished Time Aloft.
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shown. Match the edges carefully.
diagrams and helpful hints for adjusting the flight
Flight Plan
Enclosed paper:
Letter-size paper:
Adjust the wings to have a flat T-shape,
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˝ (4 mm)
1
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˝ (6 mm)
as shown above, while holding the plane.
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Throw the Time Aloft hard and high
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Begin with the Airplane Fold
2
Softly fold down the corners to
into the air. This will enable it to soar very
characteristics of each plane: Darts, designed to achieve
far after stabilizing. When outside, you’ll
(page 16). Fold down the top
just above the bottom point (see
be chasing it—if you throw it from a
point along the bottom edges
measurements), leaving an even
window or a rooftop, just say good-bye!
of the flaps.
gap at the top edge. Do not crease
Make a second Time Aloft plane for
hard; this will give the wing a
perfoming stunts, since the wings are
very sensitive to any curling of the paper.
rounded, leading-edge-airfoil
Adjust the elevons for loops and rolls.
shape that increases its lift.
maximum speed; Gliders, for long flight times; and
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Stunts, for loop-the-loops and other aerial acrobatics.
Whether you’re an enthusiastic novice or an
experienced paper airplane pilot, Awesome Paper
Airplanes will have you logging hours of airborne
Fusion
adventure in no time.
Easy to fold and fly, the Fusion has
a beautiful wing structure that
keeps it floating high for stunts
or gliding. After several
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Airplane-fold (page 16) the
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Fold the bottom corners so the
crash-lands its initial
top-layer flaps to the center
right sloping edges align with
springiness loosens
crease.
the horizontal edges of the flaps
up and the wings
folded in Step 5.
begin to flap in the
breeze. The Fusion
Jeffrey Rutzky is a well-known paper folder and
is one of Darren
Thorne’s most
popular planes
among a fleet
called Aerogami.
the author of two books in the Tear-i-gami series,
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Fold down the top triangle at its
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Mountain-fold the bottom point
bottom edge.
to the back.
Jewelgami and Bugagami, and Kirigami, a kit.
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Colored side up, fold in half short
2
Fold the side edges to the
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Mountain-fold the plane in half.
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Fold down the wings parallel to
edge to short edge, and unfold.
horizontal crease.
Rotate
1
⁄
4
-turn counterclockwise.
the fuselage as shown. Match
the edges carefully.
Flight Plan
Adjust the wings to match the dihedral
angle shown above.
Throw as hard as you can! The Fusion
is a strong flier that can take lots of crash
landings, and even “loosens up” the more
you fly it. Adjust the elevons for loops,
Published in the US by Sterling Publishing
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rolls, and fun flights, but don’t flatten
Fold the top layers outward at the
Mountain-fold the bottom edge
The finished Fusion.
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the wings!
angle shown.
to the top edge.
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Territory: World
Rights sold: US
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Sharyn Rosart,
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