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82 lines
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1) Begin with a rectangular sheet of paper without
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holes, folds, or tears. Eight and one half inches on one set
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of sides by eleven inches on the other are recommended
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dimensions of the sheet of paper, but other sizes may be
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used.
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2) Imagine a line with endpoints at the bisection of the
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shorter sides, and fold the paper in half at this line.
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Crease the fold and then open the paper so that it rests upon
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the fold, and the halves of the paper point upward in a `V'
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shape. Designate one of the short ends as forward and the
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other as rear.
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3) Fold the right forward corner to the crease so that
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an isoscoles triangle is formed. The equal sides should be
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each one half the width of the paper, one running from the
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forward end of the crease until the right angle of the
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corner, which should also lay on the crease. The other equal
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side should run from the corner to the right edge of the
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paper, and should be perpendicular to the crease.
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4) Repeat step 3 on the left side as if it were the
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mirror image of the right. You should now have a five sided
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shape resembling a triangle sitting on top of a rectangle.
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5) Starting with the first point at forward, mentally
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designate each corner with a letter going clockwise A, B, C,
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D and E. Fold corner B down to the crease so that side AB
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follows the crease. Then fold corner E to the crease so that
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side EA is on the crease.
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6) Fold the main crease back up so that the two sides
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match and cover each other. Make a fold on each side
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parallel to the crease and approximately one-fourth to one-
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third of the width from the crease to the side. These folds
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should point away from each other and should form a flat
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surface perpendicular to the main body.
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Optional: the following are steps that can be taken to
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`jazz up' your paper airplane, but are not essential to basic
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flight.
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7) To give a longer, smoother flight, place a paper clip
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one or two inches from the forward tip. The clip should be
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placed over the crease.
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8) For a more predictable and stable flight, place a
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short piece of scotch tape from one wing to the other. The
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tape should not exceed one and one half inches in length and
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should be placed approximately one third of the way from the
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rear to the front.
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9) To make a tail, cut or carefully tear at the rear of
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the plane (one to two inches from the rear) starting from the
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crease straight to the wings being careful not to cut or tear
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the wings. Push the rear section that you have just
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separated up with your fingers until the section from the cut
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back sticks up from the wings in the opposing direction from
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the body.
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Other tips can be found in the Advanced How to Make a
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Paper Airplane by the author.
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Another file downloaded from: The NIRVANAnet(tm) Seven
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& the Temple of the Screaming Electron Taipan Enigma 510/935-5845
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Burn This Flag Zardoz 408/363-9766
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realitycheck Poindexter Fortran 510/527-1662
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Lies Unlimited Mick Freen 801/278-2699
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The New Dork Sublime Biffnix 415/864-DORK
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The Shrine Rif Raf 206/794-6674
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Planet Mirth Simon Jester 510/786-6560
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"Raw Data for Raw Nerves"
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