Almost everyone knows how to make at least one paper plane--usually the one their dad taught them--but there are countless different models and variations.

In 1967, Scientific American ran an international contest to find the best paper airplane of the time and was swamped with entries. In all, there were almost 12,000 models entered by over 5,000 contestants from 28 countries.

This book and CD includes templates for 35 different models, along with a whole range of color schemes, background textures, and images that will let you create hundreds of variations of these planes using any picture editing software--an entire air force in fact!

Build Your Own Paper Air Force contains 35 amazing models to print out, fold, and fly. Detailed instructions in the book explain how to assemble each aircraft, and the CD contains ready-to-print templates, plus a whole range of patterns and colours--allowing 1,000s of different aircraft to be made.

You can print the models as they are or change the colours using any standard image-editing package, such as Photoshop Elements. Plus, all the templates are scaleable, so any size from tiny fliers to giant bombers can be created. Once printed, follow the step-by-step instructions to cut out and build the model plane.

There are a wide variety of shapes and styles for makers of all skill levels--from simple models for the young novice, to elaborate fliers for experienced craftworkers. So whether you're a first time flyer or a professional paper pilot, there's bound to be the perfect project waiting for you in Build Your Own Paper Air Force.

introduction

construction

coloring the plane s

adding emblems

flight theory

single sheet folded planes

plane 01 missilis the missile

plane 02 cuds the spear

plane 03 musca the fly

plane 04 teiUm the dart

plane 05 draco the dragon

plane 06 taurus the bull

plane 07 pisces the fish

plane 08 cuspis the blade

plane 09 corvus the crow

plane 10 accipiter the hawk

plane 11 cygnus the swan

plane 12 aquila the eagle

plane 13 discus the flying disc

plane 14 volans the flying fish

plane 15 orion the hunter

plane 16 immusulus the falcon

plane 17 aries the ram

plane 18 capricornus the horned goat

plane 19 vespertilio the bat

plane 20 dasyatis the stingray

plane 21 leo the lion

plane 22 sagitta the arrow

plane 23 clavus the spike

plane 24 ardor the fire

plane 25 delphinus the dolphin

single sheet cut-out planes

plane 26 hexagonum the hexagon

plane 27 scorpius the scorpion

plane 28 auriga the charioteer

plane 29 pilum the javelin

plane 30 libra the scales

plane 31 sagittarius the archer

plane 32 gemini the twins

plane 33 vulpes the red fox

plane 34 triangulum the triangle

plane 35 phoenix the phoenix

afterword / acknowledgments