How to Make a Dart Paper Airplane

This is a nice way to entertain yourself on a boring day. The dart paper airplane is easy to make and flies great. Follow these steps and read them carefully. Have fun!

1. 

    Start with a standard letter-sized piece of paper (A4, printer paper).
   Start with a standard letter-sized piece of paper (A4, printer paper).
2. 

    Grab the top left hand corner and place it down on the other side of the paper so the top of the paper is aligned with the right side.
   Grab the top left hand corner and place it down on the other side of the paper so the top of the paper is aligned with the right side. Make a crease along the diagonal side.
3. 

    Grab the top right hand corner of the paper and place it at the end of the left hand crease.
   Grab the top right hand corner of the paper and place it at the end of the left hand crease. Make a crease along the right hand diagonal side.
4. 

    Fold the paper in half longways (left created corner to right created corner).
   Fold the paper in half longways (left created corner to right created corner). Make sure that the flap does not poke out.
5. 

    Grab the right corner and place it down on the center crease so the edge aligns with the center crease.
   Grab the right corner and place it down on the center crease so the edge aligns with the center crease. make a crease along the side.
6. 

    Do the same with the left corner.
   Do the same with the left corner. You will end up with an arrowheadlooking shape.
7. 

    Fold the paper in half along the same center crease.
   Fold the paper in half along the same center crease. you will end up with a half triangle with a small triangle poking out of the bottom.
8. 

    Hold the paper horizontally so the straight edge is down, the diagonal edge is up,and the little triangle is pointing out to the right.
   Hold the paper horizontally so the straight edge is down, the diagonal edge is up,and the little triangle is pointing out to the right.
9. 

    Grab the top layer of the diagonal edge and align it along the straight edge.
   Grab the top layer of the diagonal edge and align it along the straight edge. make a crease on the top edge.
10. 

     Flip the paper over and make sure that the last fold is still there.
    Flip the paper over and make sure that the last fold is still there.
11. 

     Grab the top layer of the diagonal edge and align it along the straight edge.
    Grab the top layer of the diagonal edge and align it along the straight edge. Make a crease on the top edge.
12. 

     Hold the airplane so that the wings stick out and you are holding the body of the plane.
    Hold the airplane so that the wings stick out and you are holding the body of the plane.
13. 

     Place an inch-and-a-half (3.
    Place an inch-and-a-half (3.81cm) long piece of tape along the top over the crevice. Do not go all the way across and don't start from the very tip. Start where the corners of the tape stay within the wings.
14. 

     Hold the plane by the body and toss it forward; watch it fly.
    Hold the plane by the body and toss it forward; watch it fly.

• If you want the plane to fly up more fold both the back of the wings up.
• If you want the plane to fly downwards fold the back of the wings down.
• If you want the plane to spiral fold the back of one wing up and the back of the other down.

• Do not throw at any living thing!

• Paper for folding
• Flat work surface