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The Needle Paper Airplane

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The Needle Details

The Needle Paper Airplane is a blend of a glider and a dart, offering long, graceful flights with excellent balance and a sleek design. It provides a unique experience for all paper aircraft enthusiasts.

Difficulty: hard

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Range: high

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Accuracy: precise

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The Needle Folding Instructons

Breathe life into your paper creations with the Needle Paper Airplane! The beautiful blend of sleek design and practical functionality make this paper plane is a dream to fly.

The Needle paper airplane's design is nicely balance, giving it long, graceful flights compared to other paper airplanes.

From casual flyers to die-hard paper airplane lovers it's worth the slightly complicated fold.

Getting Started

I prefer standard 8.5x11 inch printer paper. However, heavier paper can provide more stability, while lighter paper may glide longer. All of the templates from Paper Plane Builder are designed on 8.5x11 inch paper.
Start with the graphics pointing down and the nose pointed toward you.

Step 1.

Start with the graphics pointing down and the nose pointed toward you.

Fold both bottom corners inward to meet in the middle.

Step 2.

Fold both bottom corners inward to meet in the middle.

Fold the newly created bottom corners inward to meet in the middle.

Step 3.

Fold the newly created bottom corners inward to meet in the middle.

Turn the plane over so that the printed side is facing up.

Step 4.

Turn the plane over so that the printed side is facing up.

Fold the upper two-thirds of the plane toward you.

Step 5.

Fold the upper two-thirds of the plane toward you.

Fold the newly created section away from you to create the nose

Step 6.

Fold the newly created section away from you to create the nose

Turn the plane over so that the unprinted side is pointing up and the nose is pointing toward you.

Step 7.

Turn the plane over so that the unprinted side is pointing up and the nose is pointing toward you.

Fold the newly created bottom corners inward to meet in the middle.

Step 8.

Fold the newly created bottom corners inward to meet in the middle.

Fold the plane in half to create the fuselage.

Step 9.

Fold the plane in half to create the fuselage.

Fold both wings over to define the fuselage and wings.

Step 10.

Fold both wings over to define the fuselage and wings.

Reshape the paper airplane. Try folding the wing tips up to help with accuracy.

Step 11.

Reshape the paper airplane. Try folding the wing tips up to help with accuracy.

Finally, add a small piece of tape to the top and to the fuselage of the plane to help maintain it's shape and stability during flight.

Step 12.

Finally, add a small piece of tape to the top and to the fuselage of the plane to help maintain it's shape and stability during flight.

Flight Tip:

After each test flight, make small adjustments to the wings or nose to fine-tune performance.

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TheNeedle-Gallery4-01 Paper Airplane Template
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TheNeedle-Gallery3-01 Paper Airplane Template
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TheNeedle-Gallery2-01 Paper Airplane Template
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TheNeedle-Gallery1-01 Paper Airplane Template
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