little planes. Fold a paper plane, throw it, and see why it flies.

Step 1 of 8

Fold the paper in half the long way. Then unfold it.

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about little planes.

little planes is a free paper plane lab for children, parents and teachers. Fold a plane step by step, throw it across a room and see how far it flies. The wind tunnel shows why a plane flies or stalls.

how to fly a plane.

  1. Pick a plane: the Dart, the Glider, the Nakamura lock or the Wide wing.
  2. Do the fold steps one at a time. Fold a sheet of paper with them.
  3. Bend the back edge up or down, then tap Throw.
  4. Open Why to see the air around the plane during the flight.
  5. To fold the plane on paper later, print the steps from the File menu.