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How to Fold

Here’s what the arrows in the directions mean:

Fold this way

Fold and re-open

Fold around behind

Flip the whole plane over

Most planes start with the paper face down. The drawings show the face in dark colors, and the back in lighter colors.

This is a mountain fold; it looks a bit like a mountain.

And this is a valley fold.

Rudders are made with reverse folds. Start by creasing the paper along the fold lines. Open out the plane slightly, reverse each of the folds, and re-crease them to make a neat rudder.

The directions tell you to fold on such-and-such a line, but not all of the papers have the lines. Remember that in origami folds are made so that corners and edges meet, or folds start at halfway points. The diagrams show you which edges and corners to use.

Most of the planes need a final tweak to really fly well. They will dive until you bend up the back edge of the wing slightly. Bending the wing keeps the nose up and lets the plane float on the air. But bend too much, and it will stall and crash. Adjust until the plane flies just right.