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1. Begin with a square piece of paper. | 2. Fold the square along a diagonal and then unfold. | 3. Fold the paper in as shown in the diagram. | 4. Flip over | 5. Fold the paper between the two corners and unfold. | |
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6. Fold those corners toward the center along the crease you just made. | 7. Flip over. | 8. Fold the sides into the center, but don't fold the flaps from the bottom. | 9. Fold in the pointed end as shown. | ||
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10. Flip over | 11. Fold sides toward the center. | 12. Flip over. | 13. Fold sides under the flaps towards the center. | ||
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14. Push down the sides so they meet under the flaps and look like a normal paper airplane's fuselage. (at right angles with the wings) | 15. Staple the front of the paper airplane (where the arrow is pointing) | 16. Bend a paper clip so that it makes an "S". | 17. Thread the paper clip through the hole |
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