Fold Your Own Paper Plane

We’ve had several requests for the top secret recipe we used for our paper airplane contest, in our first installment of “What’s in WIRED, 01.” The instructions were right there in the September issue, but for those without access to a WIRED, we’ve included them here. In an effort to keep the masses happy, and to give you an excuse to make a paper airplane today, we’ve reproduced the folding instructions below.

Go ahead, make a plane, and have your co-worker/spouse/kid/mom/boss record your hang time. If your flight is atmospheric, then post your time to the comments.

Reddoor’s best effort: 5.0 seconds
World Record: 27.9 seconds

Oh, and if you need a soundtrack for today’s festivities, may I recommend: Paper Planes – MIA

Good Luck!

One Response to “Fold Your Own Paper Plane”

1. kellie trenkle says:

   October 21, 2009 at 2:16 pm

   hey, erik! thanks for keeping the masses happy! can’t wait to see my little guys’ eyes light up and for MY guy to feel like the hero of paper aerodynamics.

   love the blog. i’m such a font addict and you guys are feeding my inner fire. love it.
   and can’t wait until your RED collection is available.

   i’m watching you like a hawk.
   kell