Nakamura Lock
F Your finished airplane
should look like this.
Building tips
MIDPOINT
paper lengthwise
A Crease
down the center and fold
triangular-shaped
B Fold
area down.
corners inward
C Fold
and end piece up.
airplane should
D Your
look like this.
airplane in half and then fold
E Fold
each side down at the midpoint to
corners inward.
create the wings.
Make your creases sharp.
Roll a pencil across creases
to flatten them.
Make sure your plane has
perfect symmetry. Everything
on the left side must look just
like everything on the right
side.
Check the dihedral angle
— that's the angle wings
sprout from the base. Wings
and body should form a slight
Y. Flat is not good.
The Phoenix
Y
X
Y
Your finished airplane
E should look like this.
Z
X
Z
X
Launching your airplane
Y
MIDPOINT
corner X to point X
A Fold
and corner Y to point Y.
corner X along the
B Fold
crease you just made
This will create guide
creases in the paper.
and do the same with
corner Y.
paper should look
C Your
like this. Fold the upper
airplane in half and then fold
D Fold
each side down along the red
each side
E Fold
down at the mid-
tip down along the
dotted line.
dotted line. Point Z to point Z.
point to create
the wings.
The Balcony bomber
X
X
Y
paper lengthwise
A Crease
down the center.
corners inward. Then C Your paper should look D Fold airplane in half
B Fold
fold corners X to point Y
like this. Fold the upper
along the crease.
along the dotted lines.
tip down along the
dotted line.
each side down along
E Fold
the dotted line to create
the wings.
When test flying, give your plane a
steady toss at about eye level.
Launching indoors requires the plane
be flat. Outdoor launchings can be
thrown with more force and upward.