Everyone needs a good Delta wing glider in their paper airplane fleet. This version is a great one to have in your repertoie as it’s pretty quick and easy to fold. It’s also forgiving of mistakes (you just need to make sure each side is evenly matched).
Video tutorial
Instructions
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- A blue line is where you need to make a new crease.
- The green dot shows the bit of the paper that you’ll be moving to a new spot.
- The red dot shows where the bit of paper will end up once you’ve finished making the new crease.
Difficulty
- Medium
Step 1
Fold a sheet of paper in half widthwise.
Step 2
Fold the upper corners of the paper in so they meet at the middle crease. The top of each fold will start a small way out from the middle crease – there will be around the width of three or four fingers space on either side of the crease.
Step 3
Fold the top of the plane down so that it meets at the same point as the two wing tips.
Step 4
Fold a margin on each wing. The margin will be parallel to the line of the wing. The tips of the two margins will meet at the middle crease.
Step 5
Fold the plane in half.
Step 6
Now it’s time to fold the wings. Each wing will be parallel to the bottom of the plane. The crease will start at the top of the nose of the plane (just where it starts to angle back).
Step 7
Open the wings up and that’s it! One Delta Wing ready for service!
Hi, I’m a 7th grade teacher. My students would love this. Maybe a science teacher who teaches about wind and related concepts.
Hi, I’m Janice, one of your hostesses at the Inspire Me Monday Linky party. Thank you for coming to our linky party last Monday.
Hi Janice – great to meet you! I found some great posts through the Inspire Me Monday Linky party (this link will take you to a February party – you can have a nosey to find the latest one). I’d love to hear feedback from teachers or parents if they think there’s other helpful info they’d like to see on the site so please feel free to let them know we welcome suggestions for improvement!
this wasnt helpful
Sorry about that Toof! Happy to drop some more tips in if you let me know what was missing.
I’m looking to do this for a camp with kids. Would you happen to have a printable template, with folding lines on it?
Awesome airplane! Glides well and in my opinion is the
best and looks super cool.
this is hard