Many of us (yes, almost all!) folded paper airplanes as children. But still not all mothers and fathers know that they were engaged in aerogami, one of the branches of origami. In Japanese, by the way, it will not be aerogi at all, but kami hikoki - kami = paper, hikoki = plane. So today we present to you the 12 most popular models of kami hikoki - paper airplanes that are ready to bravely cut through the expanses of the ocean of air and will undoubtedly delight your children!

Glider No. 1

Glider No. 2

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Scientists believe that the use of paper to create toys began 2000 years ago in China, where kites were invented. Modern paper airplane, according to one of the most popular versions, was invented (yes, yes, that’s right!) in 1930 by Jack Northrop, co-founder of Lockheed Corporation. Northrop used paper airplanes to test new ideas in the design of real airplanes.

"Silk"

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"Drake" (Canard)

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"Delta"

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In 1989, a certain Andy Chipling founded the Paper Airplane Association, and in 2006 the first paper airplane championship was held. The competition is held in three disciplines: the longest distance, the longest gliding and aerobatics - performing aerobatic maneuvers using paper models.

Shuttle

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However, there are also commercial competitions. Perhaps the most famous of them is Red Bull Paper Wings. The last world championship was held in Austria, the designers competed in three categories: “aerobatics”, “flight range” and “flight duration”.

"Gomez"

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Numerous attempts to increase the time a paper airplane stays in the air from time to time lead to the breaking of new barriers in this sport. Ken Blackburn held the world record for 13 years (1983-1996) and won it again on October 8, 1998, by throwing a paper airplane indoors so that it stayed in the air for 27.6 seconds. This result was confirmed by representatives of the Guinness Book of Records and CNN reporters. The paper airplane used by Blackburn can be classified as a glider.

"Locked"

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Although light paper airplanes are believed to fly further than heavy ones, this claim is disputed by Blackburn. Blackburn's world record-breaking airplane in 1983 was designed on the assumption that the best airplanes have short wings and are "heavy" during the launch phase when a person throws them into the air. Although longer wings and less weight would seem to help the airplane achieve longer flight times, such a paper airplane cannot be thrown high. According to Blackburn, “to achieve maximum altitude and a good transition to gliding flight, the throw should be made with a deviation from the vertical of no more than 10 degrees.”

Paper airplanes have a rich and long history. It is believed that people tried to make an airplane out of paper with their own hands back in Ancient China and in England during the time of Queen Victoria. Subsequently, new generations of paper model lovers developed new options. Even a child can make a flying airplane out of paper, once he learns the basic principles of folding the model. Simple scheme contains no more than 5-6 operations; instructions for creating advanced models are much more serious.

Different models will require different paper, varying in density and thickness. Certain models are able to move only in a straight line, some are able to make a sharp turn. To make different models you will need paper of a certain hardness. Before you start modeling, try it out different paper, select the required thickness and density. You shouldn’t make crafts from crumpled paper, they won’t fly. Paper airplane game - favorite entertainment most boys.

Before making a paper airplane, the child will need to use all his imagination and concentrate. When conducting children's party You can hold competitions between children, let them launch airplanes folded with their own hands.

Any boy can fold such an airplane. Any paper, even newspaper, is suitable for its manufacture. After a child can make this type of airplane, he will be able to create more serious designs.

Let's consider all the stages of creating an aircraft:

1. Prepare a sheet of paper approximately A4 size. Place it with the short side facing you.
2. Fold the paper lengthwise and make a mark in the center. Unfold the sheet and connect the top corner to the middle of the sheet.
3. Perform the same manipulations with the opposite corner.
4. Unfold the paper. Place the corners so that they do not reach the center of the sheet.
5. Bend down a small corner, it should hold all the other corners.
6. Bend the airplane model along the center line. The triangular parts are located on top, move the sides to the center line.

Second diagram of a classic aircraft

This common option is called a glider; you can leave it with a sharp nose, or you can make it blunt and bend it.

Airplane with propeller

There is a whole area of ​​origami that deals with creating models of paper airplanes. It is called aerogami. Can be mastered easy way making an origami airplane from paper. This option is done very quickly, it flies well. This is exactly what will interest the baby. You can equip it with a propeller. Prepare a piece of paper, scissors or a knife, pencils, and a sewing pin that has a bead on the top.

Manufacturing scheme:

1. Place the sheet with the short side facing you, fold it in half lengthwise.
2. Fold the top corners towards the center.
3. Also bend the resulting side corners towards the center of the sheet.
4. Fold the sides to the middle again. Iron all folds thoroughly.
5. To make a propeller you will need square sheet size 6*6cm, mark both of its diagonals. Make cuts along these lines, stepping back from the center a little less than a centimeter.
6. Fold the propeller, placing the corners one at a time toward the center. Secure the middle with a needle and bead. It is advisable to glue the propeller, it will not unravel.

Attach the propeller to the tail of the model airplane. The model is ready for launch.

Boomerang plane

The baby will be very interested in the unusual paper airplane, which returns to its hands on its own.

Let's figure out how such layouts are made:

1. Place a sheet of A4 paper in front of you with the short side facing you. Fold in half along the long side and unfold.
2. Fold the top corners towards the center and press. Fold this part down. Straighten the resulting triangle, smooth out all the folds inside.
3. Unfold the product reverse side, bend the second side of the triangle into the middle. Place the wide end of the paper in the opposite direction.
4. Perform the same manipulations with the second half of the product.
5. As a result of all this, a kind of pocket should form. Lift it to the top, bend it so that its edge lies exactly along the length of the paper sheet. Fold the corner into this pocket, and send the top one down.
6. Do the same on the other side of the plane.
7. Fold the parts on the side of the pocket upward.
8. Unfold the layout, placing the leading edge in the middle. Protruding pieces of paper should appear; they need to be folded. Also remove parts that resemble fins.
9. Expand the layout. All that remains is to bend it in half and thoroughly iron all the folds.
10. Decorate the front part of the fuselage, bend the pieces of the wings upward. Run your hands along the front of the wings, you should get a slight bend.

The plane is ready for operation, it will fly further and further.

Flight range depends on the weight of the aircraft and wind strength. The lighter the paper from which the model is made, the easier it is to fly. But in a strong wind it will not be able to fly far; it will simply be blown away. A heavy aircraft resists the wind more easily, but its flight range is shorter. In order for our paper plane to fly along a smooth trajectory, it is necessary that both of its parts are absolutely identical. If the wings turned out different shapes or size, the plane will immediately go into a dive. It is advisable not to use tape, metal staples, or glue in production. All this makes the product heavier; the excess weight will prevent the plane from flying.

Complex species

Origami airplane

Probably every adult in our country knows how to make a paper airplane. After all, this simple toy, originally from childhood, invariably delights and amazes with its ability to fly. Before the dominance of tablets and other gadgets, it was ordinary paper airplanes that delighted boys of all ages during recess.

How many schemes for assembling this toy do you know? Did you know that from an ordinary sheet of A4 paper you can fold many various types aircraft, including long and far flying ones, as well as military models?

Are you already intrigued? You can start folding airplanes right now. After all, all you need for this is paper, desire, a little patience and our diagrams. Let's fly!

Before moving on to complex models, let's brush up on the basics of aircraft construction. We present to your attention 2 of the most simple ways fold the airplane.

Using the first scheme, it is easy to get a universal airplane familiar from childhood. It does not have any special takeoff and landing characteristics, but folding it is not difficult even for a child. An adult can complete the assembly in just a minute.

If even the first scheme seemed too complicated to you, use the simplified method. It allows you to get the desired result as quickly as possible.

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An airplane that flies for a long time

Every child’s dream is a long-flying airplane. And now we will help you make it a reality. Using the diagram provided, you can fold a model that differs in flight duration.

Remember that flight performance is affected by the size of your aircraft.

Excess weight, which means the length of the wings, prevents the plane from flying. That is, a glider must have short, wide wings. Another friend of planning is the absolute symmetry of the model.

You need to throw it not forward, but upward. In this case, it will stay in the sky for a long time, smoothly descending from a height.

Find answers to the remaining questions and all the subtleties of folding the “Lightning Strike” paper glider in the step-by-step video tutorial.

Circuits that provide fast flight

Do you want to take part in an aircraft model competition? They are easy to arrange at home. Just make high-speed airplanes out of paper - and you can set your own records.

Be sure to check out the video master class on creating fast paper airplanes to avoid annoying mistakes and learn from the experience of others.

Step-by-step following our photo instructions is the key to success. A number of general recommendations will also help beginning paper aviation enthusiasts.

1. To improve flight performance, use only a completely flat sheet of paper. Ideal for regular office printers. Any bruises and folds will repeatedly worsen the aerodynamic properties of the model.
2. Iron all folds with a ruler to make them clearer.
3. Sharp nose of an airplane increases its speed, but at the same time range decreases flight.

Ready-made crafts can be painted with the children. This exciting activity will allow you to turn a folded piece of paper into a real attack aircraft or an unusual fighter.

Approach creating your models like a science experiment. The speed and ease of assembling origami airplanes allows you to analyze their flight and make the necessary changes to the design.

Paper long-range fighter

Describing this aircraft model, many enthusiastically promise that it will be able to fly 100 meters and call it a super-airplane. At the same time, they are not at all embarrassed that the officially registered record for the flight range of a paper airplane is only 69 m 14 cm.

However, doubts aside. In any case, such a cool handsome guy worthy of it, so that you work hard to create it. For this craft, stock up on a sheet of A4 paper (you can take thick colored paper, so that the airplane turns out to be as beautiful as possible), with boundless patience and accuracy. If your goal is a realistic fighter, take your time assembling it and follow the photo instructions step by step.

There is also a video at your disposal from which you will learn how to properly assemble a paper fighter plane that stays in the air for a long time.

A model that features stable flight

A paper airplane takes off and immediately begins to fall, or instead of a straight trajectory it writes arcs. Does this sound familiar to you?

Even this children's toy has certain aerodynamic properties. This means that it is the duty of all beginning aircraft builders to approach the construction of a paper model with full responsibility.

We invite you to fold another cool airplane. Thanks to its blunt nose and wide deltoid wings, it will not go into a tailspin, but will delight you with a beautiful flight.

Do you want to perfectly master all the intricacies of building this glider? Check out the detailed and accessible video tutorial. After a powerful charge of inspiration, you will definitely want to fold an airplane with your own hands that will flutter like a bird.

The corn plane is an original craft for young aircraft modelers

Do you have a growing boy who already loves making things, gluing and cutting? Give him a little time - and together you can make a small model of a corn-crop airplane. It will definitely bring a lot of joy: first from joint creativity, and then from fun with a toy you made with your own hands.

For work you will need the following materials:

• colored paper;
• double-sided colored cardboard;
• Matchbox;
• scissors;
• PVA glue.

The process of creating a toy is as simple as possible: forget about exact drawings and the need to first download and then print a complex template. Even under your leadership Small child will be able to build his first plane.

First of all, cover the matchbox with colored or white paper. Cut a strip of cardboard 3 cm wide. Half of its length will correspond to the length of the aircraft fuselage. Fold the strip in half and glue it to the box.

Cut out two identical rounded wings, their width should be slightly larger than the width of the box.

Glue the wings to the plane. You can entrust this to your little helper; he will be happy about such an important mission and will do everything well and thoroughly. Cut and glue a rectangle to the front to hide the box.

Glue the blanks to the tail of the corn plant. The resulting cardboard masterpiece remains to be decorated according to your wishes. You can glue stars or small pictures to it. A propeller made from thin strips of paper would be a good addition.

Such a wonderful airplane can be taken to kindergarten as a craft or to please dad on February 23rd.

Video bonuses

Do you want to get a plane that can not only take off high, but also return back to your hands? Do you think this can't happen? But you are wrong.

Tireless experimental craftsmen have developed a design for an amazing aircraft - boomerang.

With it, you can show your friends a stunning trick: a launched airplane will obediently fall right into your hands every time. To become known as the master of paper airplanes, check out this video - you will definitely succeed.

It would seem that all the paper airplane samples have already been reviewed and tested in practice, but we still have something to surprise you with. We invite you to watch a video lesson on creating a realistic glider plane.

You don't even need origami folding skills, you just cut out the outline from paper. This model has excellent flight characteristics, and the whole secret lies in... ordinary plasticine. Watch the video, be surprised and amazed.

Creating various paper airplanes is not only a wonderful activity that allows you to drive away boredom and put away the ubiquitous gadgets. It develops intelligence, accuracy and fine motor skills hands That is why it is so useful to include this type of activity in the program of joint leisure with children.

Perhaps the first unsightly model will be your child’s first step towards a serious interest in aircraft modeling. And it is in your family that a brilliant designer of passenger airliners or new jet fighters will grow up. Anything is possible. There is no point in looking too far into the future, but devoting an hour or two to folding paper airplanes is definitely worth it.

Who said that origami is an activity for girls? Yes, yes, a lot of flowers, butterflies, hearts, of course, can lead a person to such a conclusion. But, everything is completely wrong, because among origami crafts there are those that have the right to be called purely masculine. And this is a very realistic technique, weapons and armor, made of ordinary paper. Like, for example, today's craft - an origami f15 fighter.

Today's master class is a detailed demonstration of how to make an airplane from a sheet of office paper. And it doesn’t matter that now you can only do origami folding, although you dream of real fighting machines. After all, such work with paper will allow you to find out more about technology, so that in the near future you can easily and simply design working mechanisms.

So, if you are ready to start creating an origami f15 fighter, then go ahead and take the provided boarding instructions.

Well, for those who still don’t know how to get out of dead-end situations only through origami diagrams and tips on them, we offer an excellent video master class that will put everything in its place.

Paper is a great tool for creativity. The art of origami provides us with great opportunities, as well as the opportunity to create paper crafts ourselves. You can do a lot with paper crafts. For example, create a beautiful decoration. You can also make it from colored paper beautiful flowers, postcards, cars and much more. Masters even create entire flower beds from paper flowers.