y Trig YT) °) (i Paper Airplanes Step-by-step instructions to make EUma sacl maar et tri-plane to a jet fighter Nick RobinsonSTERLING and the distinctive Sterling logo are registered trademarks of Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 S$ 3 1 First published in the U.S. in 2000 by Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. This edition published in 2009 by Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. 387 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016 © MCMXCI Quintet Publishing Ltd Published in Great Britain by Quantum Publishing 6 Blundell Street, London N7 9BH, UK Distributed in Canada by Sterling Publishing c/o Canadian Manda Group. 165 Dufferin Street Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6K 3H6 For information about custom editions, special sales, premium and corporate purchases, please contact Sterling Special Sales Department at 800-805-5489 or specialsales@sterlingpub.com. Manufactured in Singapore Sterling ISBN 978-1-4027-7026-5CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 THE BASICS OF FOLDING 2 PAPER SIZES AND TYPES 3 PRINCIPLES OF FLIGHT 4 CLASSIC DESIGNS 5 MODERN DESIGNS 6 AIRBORNE ORIGAM! BIBLIOGRAPHY ADDRESSES INDEX 2 2 30 92 125 125 126 il ais One th I MNREEVE’S FLOATER MARK KENNEDY This simple design was created especially for a paper that is fairly stiff for the best results, young friend of Mark's and was testedfromwayup Start with a sheet of A4, color down, and fold in in a New York skyscraper. Try to use some colorful half both ways. Turn the long side toward you. 34 MODERN DESIGNSFLYING HINTS Launch from high up if possible, fairly gently, and watch it float gracefully earthward. Alternatively, throw it straight upward and see whereit lands.JS DART JOHN SMITH John Smith is a folder who applies what some might consider severe restrictions to many of his designs, They must come from a square and mustonly consist of valley and mountain creases. He has named this approach “pureland’ and has developed several interesting techniques to replace complicated squash or reverse folds. Special care must be taken when folding this airplane to ensure the nose is neat and sharp. The finish of the underside is particularly elegant and attractive. Start with a square, colored side down. Fold in half from corner to corner and turn the paper so the crease points away from you. 36 MODERN DESIGNSPARROT FLYING HINTS If the bird has too much lift, flatten the stabilizers slightly. Launch with moderate strength. 60 MODERN DESIGNSPARROTJET FIGHTER KUNIHIKO KASAHARA Kasahara is one of Japan's creative geniuses other folders’ work in his books, spreading the and has produced dozens of books about paper sharing" gospel of origami. This airplane design folding. He is a wonderful example tothe rest of _ is both simple and effective. the origami world because he allows his folds Start with a square, colored side down, with to be published elsewhere, and he also uses the center fold creased. 62. MODERN DESIGNSONE-WAY TRAY JOHN SIAITH This paper oddity doesn't fly in the conventional sense, but it has one fascinating property; no matter how you launch it, the One-Way Tray will always land the same way up! You can ask your friends to do their worst, but you will always be able to predict how it will land. The principle was discovered by John Smith and this design is my variation on his original tray. To make the final tray look sharp and clean, the bulk of the creases are put in before assembly. Start with a square, colored side down, with both diagonals creased. 98 AIRBORNE ORIGAM nerHEPTAD RING FLYING HINTS Hold the ringlike a frisbee so that the side furthest from your hand is raised toan angle of about 30 degrees ta the horizontal. Release with a flick of the wrist. The secret of a level flight isto impart as much spin to the ring as possible, but do not throw too quickly or it will turn overin flight. AIRBORNE ORIGAMI 101 Material protegido por derechos de autorFLAPPING BIRD 122 AIRBORNE ORIGAMIFLAPPING BIRD 19 Then pussthe paper into make — 20... ike thi AIRBORNE ORIGAMI 123,FLAPPING BIRD FLYINGHINTS Try te-curl the wings forward ‘and downward toward the lower front comer, Some folders puta crease here, but that destroys the beautiful curved action. When the wings begin to curl, hold the bird at the lower front corner and mid-way along the tail, then slowly pull the tail in the direction in which it points. ‘The wings will begin to bend stiffly forward, then asthe bird “learns”, they will move ‘more smoothly and with luck, 19 the bird is finished, but you need elegantly! toteachit how to fy! 124 AIRBORNE ORIGAMIBIBLIOGRAPHY There are many books on the market that include some paper airplanes, mostly the well: known designs. The majority of these, however, include much cutting and glueing which seems to me to be contrary to the simplicity and elegance of purely folded designs. This list is not a comprehensive one, but includes the best folding-only (with the odd exception) books currently in print BARNABY, RALPH. How to Make and Fly Paper ‘Aeroplanes (Four Winds Press) COLLINS, JOHN. The Gliding Flight (Ten Speed Press) HUI, EDMOND. Fold It Fy t (Patrick Stephens Ltd) [entitled Amazing Paper Planes in the US; (St Martins Press)] LAUX, KEITH. The Worla’s Greatest Paper Airplane and Tay Book (Tub Books Inc) MOMOTANI, YOSHIHIDE, Sora Tobu Tari ne Qrigarni {Origami Birds Flying in the Sky) Seinbundo Shinko Sha {in Japanese, but with elear diagrams) MORRIS, CAMPBELL. Advanced Paper Alteraft Construction Volumes 1, 2 and 3 (Angus & Robertson) [Vols. 1 & 2 appearin the US as The Best Paper Aircraft (Putnam Publishing Group!) NAKAMURA, EU Flying Origami (Japan Publications); ‘Origami Airplanes (Japan Publications) PAVARIN, FRANCO. Aerei, Jet ed Astronaui DiCarta Volant (it Castelto) WEISS, STEPHEN. Wings & Things; Origarnithat Flies (St Martin's Press) ADDRESSES Ifyouhave enjoyed the folds in this book, you are strongly recommended to get in touch with the nearest Origami Society. Any such society will AMERICA Friends of the Origami Centre of America 15 West 77th Street New York City Ny 10024 BELGIUM BNOS. Postbus 100 B-2400 Mal ENGLAND: British Origami Society 253 Park Lane Poynton Stockport SK12 1RH FRANCE Mouvement Francais des Plieurs de Papier 56 Rue Coiolis, 75012 Paris GERMANY Origami Deutschland Postfach 1630, 8050 Freising publish a magazine and have access to unusual paper, origami books and local contacts with whom you can share ideas and folds. ITALY Centro Diffusione Origami Castella Postale 225 40100 Bologna Centro Italiano Origami PO Box 357 10100 Torino JAPAN International Origami Centre POBox 3 Ogikubo Tokyo Nippon Origami Association 1-096 Domi Gobancho 12— gobancho Chiyoda Ku Tokyo 102 SPAIN Associacion Espanola de Papiroflexia CPedio Teixeira 9 ESC IZ0-9 DCHA 2020 Madrid AIRBORNE QRIGAMI 125A M4 paper. in Bomber 40 inBoxoid 71 inChausseur 85 inGlassic Glider 24 in Daisy 82 inHlarrier 88 in Kendal Fier 79 in Reeve's Floater 34 in Sweptback Wing 66 AS paper 8S airspeed 17,18 ‘Avion 64-5 aves of stability 20 B Backward Plane 45-6 Bernouill’s Principle 18 Beynon, Jeff 100-1 Bomber 40-2 Boomerang 102-4 Bourn, Didier Avion 64-5 Helice 96-7 Box-glider 71 Boxoid 71-3 Butefly Skysfiying 116-7 € Canard Glider 31-3 Cayley, SirGearge 17 center of gravity 19 Chasseur 85-7 iasic Dart 23 lassie designs 22-9 ClassicGlider 24-5 Corte, Edwin 38-61 crease symbols for 6-9 ype of D Dalsy 82-4 Dart ‘Classic 23 Fiys0-8 Hawk 27-9 1536-7 Beta Glider 76-8 Leveltrack 49-51 Srub-nosed 43-4 designs lassie 22-9 126 INDEX INDEX Doct 23 Glider 24-5 Gliding Toy 26 Hawk Oaet 27-9 modern 30-91 Avion 64-5 Backward lane 45-6 Bomber 40-2 Boxoid 71-3 Canard Glider 31-3 Chasseur 85-7 Daisy 82-8 Delta Glider 76-8 Fly Dart S6-8. Fold Your Gwn 47-8 Glider 74-5. Marrier 88-91 Jet Fighter 62-3 YS Dart 36-7 Kendal Flier 79-B1 Level-track Delta 49-51 Little Nick 6870 Parrat 59-61 Reeves Floater 34-5 Sky Yoche 54-5 Soub-nosed Delta 43-4 Stunt Plane 38-9 Sweptback Wing 65-7 Tii-plane 52-3 directional axis 20 dragla fight 17,19 E Elephant. lying 93-5 elevator 19 FE Fighter, jet 62-3 Flopping Bird 121-4 Flee, Kendal 79-81 Aight principles of 16-21 fly Dore 56-8 fying hints ‘Avion 6s Backward Pane 46. Bomber iz Boomerang 104 Boxcid 73 Canard Glider 33 Chasseur 87 Classic Dart 23, Classic Glider 25 Classic Hawk Dart 29 Dalya Delta Glider 77 Flapping Bird 124 Fly Dart 57 Frying Elephant 95 Flying Santa 115, Flying Saucer 196 Fold Your Own 48, Gilding Toy 26 Haier 94 Helice 97 Helicopter 112 Heptad Ring 101 Jet Fighter 63 38 Dart 37 Kendal Flier 31 Leveltack Deita 51 Little Nick 7 Modern Glider 75 Moth 120 One-way Tray 99 Pacrat 60 Reeve's Floater 35, Rocket 110 Shey lying Butterfly 117 ‘Sky Yacht 55: Snub-nased Delta 44 Stunt Plane 39 ‘Sweptback Wing airplane 67 ‘Teeplane 33 Flying Santa 113-15 Flying Saucer 105-6 foil paper 100,105 folding and creases 8-11 and paper 7-8 procedure & seecl:0 Mountain; Rabbit's Eo: Valley 6 Garcia, Carlos Gonraler 45-6 Georgeot, Alain 93, Chasseur 85-7 Glider Box 71 Conard 31-3 Classic 24-5) Delta 76-8 modern 74-5 Gliding Toy 26 4 Harrier 8-98 Hart, Larry 71 Delta glider 76-8 Howk Dart 27-9 Helice, 96-7while making from a simple glider to the Chasseur, which nbles both American and Russia nor bartered ike Cieea-tloe ehiekert oa edn folding pap gns like the sturdy Hawk Dart and then try your hand at the more complex such as Little Nick, a ct and highly effective Whether it’s a tri-plane or a jet fighter, your ISBN 978-1-4027-7026-5 | 50995: I gira 1s02"7 7026" | |