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BUILDING THE EGRET Used with permission of Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 387 Park Avenue South, New York, N.Y. 10016 from BEST EVER PAPER AIRPLANES by Norman Schmidt, © 1994 by Norman Schmidt, A Sterling/Tamos Book, photos by Jerry Grajewski |
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STEP 1 Lay paper flat in a vertical direction. Fold paper in half vertically using the mountain fold. Unfold. Then valley fold the upper corners to the center crease. |
| STEP 2 Valley fold the upper diagonals along broken lines to meet center crease. |
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STEP 3 Valley fold outer edges along broken lines to meet the center crease. Unfold, as shown. |
| STEP 4 On each side, measure along diagonal edge of paper, as shown by heavy line, and cut. Measure along bottom edge, in from each wing tip, and from this point, draw a line to the end of the cut. Valley fold along this line to make vertical tails. |
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| STEP 5 In the locations shown, measure, cut, and fold the elevators. ELEVATORS=½ in x ¼ in (2.5cm x .6cm) |
NOTE: In the instructions, control surfaces (elevators, ailerons, rudder) are shown in black. The cuts are always ¼ in (.6cm) deep on ends only, but widths vary. Their dimensions are always written as follows: 1in x ¼ in or ½ in x ¼ in (2.5cm x .6cm or 1.3cm x .6cm) |
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| STEP 6 Glue folds only at the center of fuselage. Flip airplane over. Adjust shape so that when viewed from the back, the airplane makes a shallow upside-down W, as shown. |
Pictures of Other Airplanes from this excellent book.
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Quail |
Tern |
Hummingbird |
Yes, kids, they are all paper airplanes! |
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