Thursday, October 8, 2009

The Ketch Paper Airplane

The Ketch Paper Airplane is based on a design by Michael Weinstein. It is moderately difficult to fold. This square aircraft works best with light to medium weight letter size paper. The complete step by step instructions on how to fold the Ketch can be found at the link below together with the throwing guide:

How To Fold The Ketch Paper Airplane

The Sloop Paper Airplane


The Sloop is a really exotic looking paper airplane. It is based on a design by H. Riley Watkins and is of moderate folding difficulty. Use a letter size sheet.

The complete step by step instructions and throwing guide can be found at:

How To Fold The Sloop Paper Airplane

The Galleon Paper Airplane

The Galleon Paper Airplane is based on a design by H. Riley Watkins. It is of moderate difficulty and requires a letter size sheet. It is open to experimentation.

The step by step instruction and throwing guide can be found at:

How To Fold The Galleon Paper Airplane

The Trireme Paper Airplane

The Trireme Paper Airplane is another easy aircraft to fold based on the design by H. Riley Watkins. It uses the strip of paper that's left over after you cut out a square sheet from a letter size paper.

You can find the step by step instructions on how to fold the trireme together with throwing instructions by visiting the link below:

How To Fold The Trireme Paper Airplane

The Clipper Paper Airplane

When you cut a letter size sheet to make a square, there's a small stip left. Be sure to save that strip of paper because you can use that to fold the Clipper Paper Airplane. It is easy to fold and also an experimental craft. Make sure that you practice with several strips of paper. It is based on a design by H. Riley Watkins.

The complete step by step instructions on how to fold the Clipper along with the throwing guide can be found at:

How To Fold The Clipper Paper Airplane

The Elk Paper Airplane

The Elk Paper Airplane is based on a design by Ian O'Riley. It is moderately difficult to fold and requires a letter size sheet of medium to heavy weight. This fighter plane looks like a dart.

The complete step by step instructions and throwing tips can be found at:

How To Fold The Elk Paper Airplane

The Wildebeest Paper Airplane

The Wildebeest is a fighter paper airplane based on a design by Hank Tiger. It looks very similar to a real fighter plane. The recommended type of paper is the letter size light to medium sheet.

The written instructions on how to fold the Wildebeest as well as the throwing guide can be found at:

How To Fold The Wildebeest Paper Airplane

The Antelope Paper Airplane

The Antelope paper aiplane is an easy aircraft to fold based on a design by H. Riley Watkins. This requires a half square sheet of paper. The folding instructions as well as the throwing guide can be found at the link below:

How To Fold The Antelope Paper Airplane

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

The Zebra Paper Airplane




The Zebra Paper Airplane is another excellent design based on the work of H. Riley Watkins. Use light to medium weight paper with this with this sharp-nosed fighter.

The written step by step guide can be found at:

How To Fold The Zebra Paper Airplane

together with the throwing instructions.

The Gazelle Paper Airplane

It can be tricky to fold the Gazelle Paper Airplane but it's fun to fly. It is based on a design by Hank Tiger and requires a letter size sheet.

Step by step written instructions and throwing tips can be found here:

How To Fold The Gazelle Paper Airplane

The Hickory Paper Airplane

The Hickory is based on a classic fold called the Squid. It is popular in the Orient and it is easy to fold. Use medium to heavy weight letter size sheet.

Complete instructions and throwing tips can be found here:

How To Fold The Hickory Paper Airplane

The Chestnut Paper Airplane

You'll be faced with tricky folds at the beginning but you'll finish easily. It is based on a design by Jurgin Elbin and requires a letter size sheet. It has real working canards. Use light to medium weight paper.

The complete written instructions and throwing tips are here:

How To Fold The Chestnut Paper Airplane

The Redwood Paper Airplane

The Redwood paper airplane has a small blunt nose and has very small canards. The Redwood is a canard paper airplane that can be flown indoors or outdoors. It is based on a design by H. Riley Watkins and requires a letter size sheet.

The complete instructions on how to fold the Redwood can be found at the link provided below as well as the throwing tips.

How To Fold The Redwood Paper Airplane

The Willow Paper Airplane

Experiment with the control surfaces near the nose of this Canard Flyer. The Willow Paper Airplane is based on a design by Hank Tiger and requires a letter size sheet.

Complete step by step intructions on folding the Willow and throwing tips are here:

How To Fold The Willow Paper Airplane

The Oak Paper Airplane

The Oak Paper Airplane is a rather odd looking aircraft but it is very stable. It's tricky to fold but once you have folded it, you'll have an easy fun time flying it. Another great paper airplane design based on the work of H. Riley Watkin. This Canard Flyer uses a letter size paper.

The step by step written guide and throwing instructions can be found here:

How To Fold The Oak Paper Airplane

The Pike Paper Airplane

The Pike Paper Airplane is a very open aircraft. It has a lot of control surfaces and angles. For good long flights, trim carefully. It has several layers of wings and flaps. This Delta Wing is based on a design by H. Riley Watkins and uses a letter size sheet. It may take you several times to perfect this difficult to fold paper airplane.

The step by step folding instructions and throwing tips can be found at:

How To Fold The Pike Paper Airplane

The Catfish Paper Airplane

This Delta Wing Flyer, The Catfish, is a triangular craft that showcases square nose pods. This paper airplane requires two tricky folding steps. Use medium to heavy weight letter size paper. This design inspired by the work of H. Riley Watkins is difficult to fold but well worth the effort.

The written folding instructions and throwing tips are here:

How To Fold The Catfish Paper Airplane

The Trout Paper Airplane

You'll be pleased with the impressive swoops and turns of the Trout Delta Wing Paper Airplane. The look is quite impressive too with its resemblance to stealth fighters. Another design based on the work of H. Riley Watkins, moderately difficult to fold, and requires a letter size sheet.

The complete text instructions can be found at:

How To Fold The Trout Paper Airplane

The Minnow Paper Airplane

Whether you want your the Minnow Paper Airplane to glide or to do some acrobatics, it will simply depend on how you trim it. A hard throw would also reward you with acrobatic moves. The design is moderately difficult to fold and requires a letter size sheet. H. Riley Watkins design was the inspirations of the Minnow.

The step by step written instruction and the throwing tips can be found at the link below:

How To Fold The Minnow Paper Airplane

The Salmon Paper Airplane

The Salmon is a Delta Wing paper airplane that flies very well. It only uses half a sheet of letter size paper. It is a fairly easy aircraft to fold and is based on a design by H. Riley Watkins.

The complete step by step folding instructions and throwing tips can be found at the link below:

How To Fold The Salmon Paper Airplane

The Monsoon Paper Airplane

The Monsoon Paper Airplane is considered to be the best all around example of the Flying Wing style. It is an elegant aircraft which is also easy to fold and flies very well.

Another great design based on the work of H. Riley Watkins and requires a letter size sheet.

The complete step by step instructions on how to fold the Monsoon Paper Airplane can be found at the link below together with the throwing tips.

How To Fold The Monsoon Paper Airplane

The Chinook Paper Airplane

Another great design by H. Riley Watkins, the Chinook paper airplane has vertical stabilizer fins for very straight paths. This is a moderately easy paper airplane to fold and requires a letter size sheet.

You will find the complete step by step instructions and throwing tips by visiting the link below:

How To Fold The Chinook Paper Airplane

The Tornado Paper Airplane

The tornado is the most versatile of all paper airplanes and this collection. It can fly well in all weather conditions and can do loops or travel long distances depending on how you trim it. The design is based on the work of H. Riley Watkins.

The tornado is fairly easy to fold and requires a letter-size sheet of paper. Light weight to medium weight is recommended.

You can find complete step-by-step instructions on how to fold the tornado paper airplane as well as throwing tips by visiting the link provided below.

How To Fold The Tornado Paper Airplane

The Hurricane Paper Airplane

The Hurricane paper airplane is based on a design by H. Riley Watkins. It has square, symetric wings that are typical of flying wings. It is fairly easy to fold and requires a letter size sheet.

You can find complete instructions on how to fold the hurricane by visiting the link provided below. You'll also find throwing tips.

How to Fold The Hurricane Paper Airplane

The Typhoon Paper Airplane

If stately flights are what you are after, then the Typhoon paper airplane is what you want to fold. It has broad wings and almost no fuselage. The airplane design was based on the work of H. Riley Watkins. This is moderately difficult to fold and requires a letter size sheet.

You can find the step by step instructions on how to fold the typhoon paper airplane by visiting the link below. You'll also find helpful folding instructions.

How To Fold The Typhoon Paper Airplane

The Neptune Paper Airplane




Campbell Morris is the source of the design of the Neptune Paper Airplane. It is a difficult design to fold but worth it. This paper aircraft looks like a starship more than any of the paper airplanes in the starship collection. The Neptune can dive, sloop and swoop just like a real starship in space.

If you're the kind of person who doesn't shy away from a folding challenge, then the Neptune paper airplane is for you. Be warned that it is difficult to fold and requires a medium weight letter size sheet.

You can find the complete step by step instructions on how to fold the Neptune Paper Airplane as well as throwing tips by visiting the link below:

How To Fold The Neptune Paper Airplane

The Mercury Paper Airplane

The Mercury Paper Airplane is another interesting design inspired by H. Rile Watkins. The mercury is a fun, versatile and compact little starship which can travel long distances with the right trimming. It's moderately difficult to fold and requires a letter size sheet.

You can find the complete written instructions on how to fold the Mercury Paper Airplane as well as throwing tips by visiting the links provided below:

How To Fold The Mercury Paper Airplane

The Venus Paper Airplane




The Venus Paper Airplane is moderately difficult to fold and requires a letter size sheet of paper. It was based on a design by Ian O'Riley. The menacing look of the nose structure makes this starship a must have for any fleet.

You can find the complete step by step instructions on how to fold the Venus Paper Airplane by visiting the link provided below:

How To Fold The Venus Paper Airplane

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

The Saturn Paper Airplane




The saturn paper airplane is a craft that appear at first sight to be flying backwards and floats as if flying in outer space.


The saturn was inspired by Campbell Morris.The difficulty of this paper airplane is easy and the paper you are going to use is letter paper.


You can find the complete step by step instructions on how to fold the saturn paper air plane as well the throwing tips by visiting the link below:


How To Fold The Saturn Paper Airplane

The Jupiter Paper Airplane

The Jupiter Paper Airplane was designed for stability and control. The winglets in this star fighter makes this possible. The design was inspired by H. Riley Watkins. It is of moderate difficulty and requires a letter size sheet.

You can find the complete step by step instructions on how to fold the Jupiter Paper Airplane and the throwing tips by visiting the link provided below:

How To Fold The Jupiter Paper Airplane

The Puma Paper Airplane

Inspired by the Concorde, you'll need a lot of practice before you can perfect this SST. But it's well worth the effort once you're to fold the Puma Paper Airplane. This design by Campbell Morris is of difficult level and requires a letter size sheet.

You can find the complete step by step instructions and throwing tips by visiting the link provided below:

How To Fold The Puma Paper Airplane

The Leopard Paper Airplane

The most beautiful paper aircraft among the Stealth and Bombers in this section, the Leopard Paper Airplane has a futuristic look and requires careful folding and trimming. The design was inspired by John Smith's work and uses a square paper.

You can find the complete folding instructions on how to fold the Leopard Paper Airplane together with the throwing tips by visiting the link below:

How To Fold The Leopard Paper Airplane

The Cheetah Paper Airplane

The look of the Cheetah Paper Airplane reminds of the B-1B bomber. It has a unique wedge-shaped design. It is based on the design by Kunihiko Kashara. It's fairly easy to fold and requires a square sheet.

The complete instructions on how to fold the Cheetah Paper Airplane and throwing tips can be found at the link provided below:

How To Fold The Cheetah Paper Airplane

The Panther Paper Airplane

The Panther Paper Airplane looks like a real stealth bomber. Like a real stealthcraft, this paper plane flies long distances. Use a letter size sheet of medium to heavy weight for best results. You can view the complete step by step instruction and throwing tips by visiting the link below:

How To Fold The Panther Paper Airplane

The Jaguar Paper Airplane

The Jaguar Paper Airplane resembles the spy plan U2 - the US spyplane the flew quietly during the cold war. The Jaguar requires a square sheet of paper. You can view the complete folding instructions and throwing tips by visiting the link below:

How To Fold The Jaguar Paper Airplane

Monday, October 5, 2009

The Falcon Paper Airplane

The Falcon Paper Airplane is a designed based on the work of Ian O' Riley. It has twin forward winglets that adds the swept back menacing look of rocket pods. This is a versatile and easy to fly paper jet. This paper airplane is easy to fold and requires a regular letter size sheet.

You can the complete instructions on how to fold the Falcon by visiting the link below.

How To Fold The Falcon Paper Airplane

Sunday, October 4, 2009

The Owl Paper Airplane

Fast and compact, the Owl Paper Airplane is a design based on the work of Nick Robinson. You'll need a piece of square paper. This small paper jet can do acrobatics or long glides depending on how you set the tail fins.

The complete step by step instructions and thowing guide can be found at the link provided below:

How To Fold The Owl Paper Airplane

The Hawk Paper Airplane

The Hawk Paper Airplane is a moderately difficult paper airplane to fold. The nose section is particularly tricky but it also gives this paper plane its unique flying style. It is modeled after a design by Mark Weinstein and requires a letter size sheet.

You can find the written step by step guide and the throwing instruction on the link below:

How To Fold The Hawk Paper Airplane

The Condor Paper Airplane

The Condor Paper Airplane has backward sweeping winglets which gives this bomber more control over slower and stately flights. This model is easy to fold and requires a regular letter size sheet. The design was inspired by Campbell Morris.

You can find a complete step by step guide on how to fold the Condor plus throwing instruction by visiting on the link below:

How To Fold The Condor Paper Airplane

The Eagle Paper Airplane

The Eagle Paper Airplane looks like a real jet. The folding can be complicated and you may need to try to do it several times before you can perfect the folds. But you must be patient. This paper jet is real beauty and definitely worth learning.

It uses a letter size sheet and was inspired by a design by Alain Georgot. It is based on a new folding strategy. You can find the complete step by step written guide and the throwing instruction by clicking the link below.

How To Fold The Eagle Paper Airplane

The Kookaburra Paper Airplane



The Kookaburra paper airplane, designed by Campbell Morris, is moderately easy to fold and requires a letter size sheet. This paper aircraft has unique landing gear that makes it a fun paper airplane to practice your landing skills.

You will find the complete step by step instruction to the Kookaburra and 49 other paper airplanes by visiting the link below:

How To Fold The Kookaburra Paper Airplane

Saturday, October 3, 2009

The Sea Gull Paper Airplane

The Sea Gull may be a slow player but it goes the distance. The tucked nose makes this paper aircraft look more elegant. The design is based on a traditional design. A letter size sheet can be folded into this lovely paper aircraft. This paper airplane is easy to fold.

View the complete written instructions and throwing instructions by visiting the link below. You'll also find 49 other paper airplanes.

How To Fold The Sea Gull Paper Airplane

The Albatross Paper Airplane



The Albatross Paper Airplanes has a heavy nose and extra vertical stabilizers. The fun thing is that the Albatross can simply float or do tricks. Just a little trimming and you can experiment with the results.

It is based on a traditional design and can be made using a letter size sheet. You can find the written step by step instruction, throwing instruction and 49 other paper airplane designs by clicking the link below:

How To Fold The Albatross Paper Airplane

The Kingfisher Paper Airplane

The Kingfisher Paper Airplane is all about the curves. Use a heavier weight paper when folding this elegant paper aircraft. Campbell Morris' design was the inspiration of this design.

Folding this paper airplane is of moderate diffulty. Use a letter size sheet. You can find the step by step instruction by visiting the following link:

How To Fold The Kingfisher Paper Airplane

The Pelican Paper Airplane

Launch the Pelican from an elevated place and this moth-looking paper aiplane will stay afloat for a very long time. Folding the Pelican is of moderate difficulty and you will need to use a letter size sheet of paper.

The Pelican is based on an H. Riley Watkins design. You can view the complete step by step instructions on how to fold the Pelican paper airplane by visiting the link below:

How To Fold The Pelican Paper Airplane

The Bottlenose Paper Airplane

Based on a design by H. Riley Watkins, the Bottlenose can be made out of a letter size sheet of paper. The difficulty in folding is moderate.

The Bottlenose paper airplane has an extra heavy nose and small wings. This makes the bottlenose look like a jet aircraft. The Bottlenose is the fastest in the dart family of paper airplanes.

You can find the complete step by step instruction on how to fold the bottlenose by clicking the link below:

How To Fold The Bottlenose Paper Airplane

The Marlin Paper Airplane


Using a letter size sheet of paper, you can easily create the Marlin Paper Airplane. The design is based on the one created by Campbell Morris. The Manta Ray is a "dart paper airplane" with forward swept winglets called canards.

The winglets will provide added control. You can find the complete step by step instruction on how to fold the Marlin by clicking on the link below.

How To Fold The Marlin Paper Airplane


The Manta Ray Paper Airplane

The Manta Ray paper airplane is based on a design by Nick Robinson. It's a relatively easy paper airplane to fold. You will need to use a square sheet of paper. You can find the complete step by step instructions on how to fold the manta ray by clicking on the link below.

How To Fold The Manta Ray Paper Airplane

The Barracuda Paper Airplane

The Barracuda Paper Airplane is based on the design by H. Riley Watkins. Folding this beauty is of moderate difficulty and requires a letter size sheet of paper. It requires accurate folding but you'll be rewarded with an agile paper airplane. You can find complete step by step instructions by visiting the link below:

How To Fold The Barracuda Paper Airplane

The Hammerhead Paper Airplane


The Hammerhead is a high speed flyer. The design was based on Eji Nakamura's design. This is an easy to fold paper airplane and you will use an letter size sheet. You can find the complete step by step instructions here:

How To Fold The Hammerhead Paper Airplane

Welcome To 50 Paper Airplanes

If you've ever been a kid, your remember how much fun it is to fold and fly a paper airplane. This blog will teach not just how to make a paper airplane but how to fold 50 different amazing paper airplanes.

Each paper airplane will differ in the level of difficulty but all of them will give you a lot of fun. So be patient when you can't seem to fold a particular airplane design correctly on your first try. Folding paper airplanes, after all, is an art and one worth learning.

Just click on the left menu to go to the particular paper airplane. You will be directed to the video instruction on how to fold the particular paper airplane.

Enjoy!