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spike01
We start off with the base for the common dart aircraft. Begin by folding the paper in half along its centerline.
Date: 05/23/06
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spike02
Here the paper is folded in half. Note that one side of my paper has a cloud pattern. Unfortunately, since most of the clouds are white, they may not always help you determine which side of the paper is visible in the following photos. I apologize for sac
Date: 05/23/06
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spike03
fold the two corners toward the centerline, making sure the edges of the paper line up along the centerline well
Date: 05/23/06
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spike04
fold the new edges toward the centerline again, giving you your basic dart aircraft shape.
Date: 05/23/06
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spike05
Fold the plane roughly in half, near the point where the two edges of paper meet near the center.
Date: 05/23/06
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spike06
The nose should stick out about an inch behind the aircraft. Line up the centerlines before creasing the fold, and also make sure that there isn't too much slack in those loose edges of paper on the wing.
Date: 05/23/06
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spike07
Now prepare to bring the nose back to the front with another fold. Just fold along the top layer of the dashed line, and let the nose swing out back to the front...
Date: 05/23/06
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spike08
... so you'll end up with an accordion fold. To align the fold properly, I try to make the edges of paper line up at the point indicated by the ruler in this image:
Date: 05/23/06
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spike09
Crease the paper on both sides of the wing as indicated by the dashed line. Leave it unfolded... the crease will come in handy later.
Date: 05/23/06
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