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1. Basic glider 2. Flying Wing 3. Floater 4. Slant-Nosed... 5. Stealth 6. Aero Spike 7. Double-Spik... 8. Trint ... 10. Arrow

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Date: 05/24/06 Views: 243

Stealth

Stealth

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Subjective analysis:
This one isn't easy to fold or trim, but it looks rather neat with lots of sharp edges. Despite its radical appearance, it's one of the most stable aircraft on this site, with a slow, steady, predictable glide path. Most of its lift is generated by the large nose section, while the main wings merely act as oversized horizontal stabilizers. Despite its stability, it still has the entertaining property of entering into a spin after it hits a wall or ceiling. Try it!

(This aircraft was formerly known as the "Condor". Every month or so I'd get email about how hard the instructions were to follow, so here's a nice, 50-step set of slides. So don't tell me you haven't been heard!)

Date: 05/23/06
Size: 54 items
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Start with the glossy side of the paper up. This is the opposite of how most paper airplanes start. Crease the paper in half both lengthwise and widthwise.

Date: 05/23/06
Views: 650
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Crease the paper diagonally through the center point also. Kind of tricky to align, but try to do a good job, since the alignment of the rest of the aircraft depends on it.

Date: 05/23/06
Views: 508
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Same thing for the other diagonal.

Date: 05/23/06
Views: 477
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So your creases should look like this, all going through the center of the paper.

Date: 05/23/06
Views: 480
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Bring the sides in together. This is just like the basic glider, except symmetrical.

Date: 05/23/06
Views: 441
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Flatten it down well. It's OK to make slight adjustments to get the edges to match up.

Date: 05/23/06
Views: 443
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Fold the nose down to the flaps hidden on the inside -- the dotted line indicates where they end.

Date: 05/23/06
Views: 468
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Here's how it lines up.

Date: 05/23/06
Views: 490
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Now open the two halves back up along the fold you made in the last move.

Date: 05/23/06
Views: 496
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