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CONTENTS

A Passion for Origami Airplanes

Paper Airplane Fun

Chapter 1

SELECTING AND PREPARING YOUR PAPER

Paper Selection

Paper Formats

Squareness

Thickness

Weight

Foldability

Rigidity

Aesthetics Impact Performance

Putting It All Together

Testing Papers

Additional Paper Handling Tips

Preparing Your Paper

Square Paper

A Word About A-Series Paper and the Silver Rectangle

Scale Any Rectangle

Forming a US Letter Proportion from a Square

Forming a US Letter Proportion from an A4 sheet

Chapter 2

MASTERFUL FOLDING TECHNIQUES

Creasing Carefully

Mastering the Inside-reverse Fold

Mastering the Squash Fold

Origami Symbols & Diagrams

When in Doubt, Look Ahead

Don’t Overlook the Details

Chapter 3

HOW TO DESIGN EXCEPTIONAL PAPER AIRPLANES

Design for Performance

The Drop Test

Designing for Distance vs. Hang Time (Time Aloft)

Designing a Fun Folding Sequence

Control Surface Tweaking and Optimization

How to Fly Your Paper Airplane

Chapter 4

THE PLANES

1. Stacked OverLogan

2. Chuck Finn

3. Finger Winger

4. Art-Deco Wing

5. Shuttle Dart

6. Arrow

7. Rodney

8. Stormin’ Norman

9. Flying Fox

10. F-102 Delta Jet

11. F-14 Tomcat

12. Sky Cruiser

13. Transfusion

Lock Nose Darts

14. Lock Nose Dart: US Letter Paper Variation A

15. Lock Nose Dart: US Letter Paper Variation B

16. Lock Nose Dart: Square Paper Version

17. Lock Nose Dart: A4 Letter Paper Version

18. Double-Flap Nose Lock Glider

19. Pelican

20. Nifty Fifty

21. House Fly

22. Canard Cruiser

23. Fuselage-Lock Sweet Dart

24. Safe-T-Dart

25. STDC (Safe-T-Dart with Canard)

26. Whisker Jet

27. Duck Bill Dollar Canard

28. Maple Seed

Chapter 5

HOSTING A PAPER AIRPLANE COMPETITION

Organize and Energize a Team

Tap Into Community Resources

Which Type of Contest is Right for You?

Select the Venue

Identify Key Tasks

Brainstorm past Planning Roadblocks

Suggested Contest Rules

Lining Up Prizes and Awards

Offering Refreshments

Communications, Press and Promotion

Attendee, Volunteer and Sponsor Appreciation

Opening and Closing Ceremony Scripts

Appendices

A Long-Winded Word About the Air

Paper Airplane Terms and Jargon

Resources

Acknowledgments

Photo Credits

STACKED OVER LOGAN

CHUCK FINN

FINGER WINGER

F-102 DELTA JET

F-14 TOMCAT

SKY CRUISER

TRANSFUSION

LOCK NOSE DART

DOUBLE-FLAP NOSE LOCK GLIDER

PELICAN

NIFTY FIFTY

ART-DECO WING

SHUTTLE DART

ARROW

RODNEY

STORMIN’ NORMAN

FLYING FOX

HOUSE FLY

CANARD CRUISER

FUSELAGE-LOCK SWEET DART

SAFE-T-DART

STDC

WHISKER JET

DUCK BILL DOLLAR CANARD

MAPLE SEED