Paper Airplane Designs - Arrow, Canard, Classic Dart, Condor

Aug 22, 2026

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Step-by-step folding instructions for several paper airplane designs, including Arrow, Canard, Classic Dart, and Condor. Each design guides alignment of the template using an “UP” arrow, sequential corner and edge folds with creasing along dotted and numbered fold lines, and final wing configuration for flight. The guide also covers stability and performance tuning such as elevator slits, winglets, and wing dihedral to achieve smoother, longer, straighter glides.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLifestyle

FormatPDF

Pages18

Reading Time28 min

AccessFree to download

Arrow

Elevator

Canard

Flight setup

Classic Dart

Wing dihedral and elevator adjustments

Condor

Low-speed lift

Arrow [www.funpaperairplanes.com](www.funpaperairplanes.com) This plane is easy to fold and flies straight and smooth. Add a small amount of up elevator for long level flights. Orient the template with the “UP” arrow at the top of the page. Then, flip the paper over onto its backside, so that you cannot see any of the fold lines. Pull the top right corner down toward you until fold line 1 is visible and crease along the dotted line. Repeat with the top left corner. [www.funpaperairplanes.com](www.funpaperairplanes.com) Fold the right side over again and crease along fold line 2. Repeat with the left side. Fold the tip down toward you and crease along fold line 3. Now, flip the paper over. Then, fold the left side over onto the right side and crease along fold line 4 so that the outside edges of the wings line up. Elevator Fold the wings down along fold lines 5. Partially open the folds you just created so that the wings stick out straight. Cut two slits, one inch apart, along the back edge of each wing for elevator adjustments. Add wing dihedral by tilting the wings up slightly away from the fuselage. The wings will have a slight “V” shape when viewed from the front. Read the Introduction for more information about dihedral. Now you are ready to fly! UP [www.funpaperairplanes.com](www.funpaperairplanes.com) 1 1 3 2 4 5 Canard [www.funpaperairplanes.com](www.funpaperairplanes.com) This unique plane has small wings at the front called “canards.” This design is surprisingly stable and will float long and straight if folded carefully. Orient the template so that the “UP” arrow is at the top of the page. Then flip the paper over so that none of the fold lines are showing. Fold the top edge of the paper down toward you until fold line 1 becomes visible. Make a crease along the dotted line. Fold the top right corner down and toward you and make a crease along fold line 2. Be aware that you will not be able to see the fold line after making this fold. [www.funpaperairplanes.com](www.funpaperairplanes.com) Fold the top left corner down and toward you and make a crease along fold line 3. Fold the corners ofthe flaps you just folded up along fold lines 4. Fold the left half of the plane over onto the right half along fold line 5 so that the outside edges ofthe wings line up. Fold the wings down along fold lines 6 and winglets down along fold lines 7. Add wing dihedral by tilting the wings up slightly away from the fuselage. The wings will have a slight“V” shape when viewed from the front. You are ready to fly! 1 [www.funpaperairplanes.com](www.funpaperairplanes.com) 2 UP 3 4 7 6 5 6 4 7 Classic Dart [www.funpaperairplanes.com](www.funpaperairplanes.com) This plane is the classic schoolyard dart. It has short, compact wings and will fly straight as an arrow. It generally needs some up elevator along the back wing edges to fly properly. Orient the template with the “UP” arrow at the top of the page. Then, flip the paper over onto its backside, so that you cannot see any of the fold lines. Pull the top right corner down toward you until fold line 1 is visible and crease along the dotted line. Repeat with the top left corner. Fold the top point down toward you until fold line 2 is visible and crease along the dotted line. [www.funpaperairplanes.com](www.funpaperairplanes.com) Fold the top left and top right corners down and toward you and crease along fold lines 3. Fold the tip up and over the two diagonal folds along fold line 4 to secure them in place. Flip the plane over and fold the right side over onto the left side as shown along fold line 5 so that the outside edges ofthe wings line up. Also make sure the diagonal folds do not become untucked from the tip you folded up in the previous step. Fold the wings down along fold lines 6 and the winglets up along fold lines 7. Add wing dihedral by tilting the wings up slightly away from the fu

FAQs

How should the template be oriented before folding the Arrow airplane?

Orient the template so the “UP” arrow is at the top of the page, then flip the paper so fold lines are not visible.

What adjustments are suggested for improving flight on the Arrow design?

Use a small amount of up elevator for long level flights and cut two slits along the back edge of each wing for elevator adjustments; add wing dihedral by tilting the wings slightly upward.

What makes the Condor airplane suitable for indoor flying?

It produces tremendous lift at low speed, creating a very low glide slope and allowing it to coast smoothly across a room on slow glides.

Aug 22, 2026

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