ORIGAMI
AIRPLANES
How to Fold and Design Them
Florence Temko
TUTTLE PUBLISHING
Tokyo • Rutland, Vermont • Singapore
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I owe a debt of gratitude to many friends in the international origami community who, over many years, have always been ready to share their interest in paperfolding. I wish I could name everyone, but I regret that is impossible. I would like to thank those who have patiently participated in the time-consuming task of testing the directions and have offered their general encouragement and support: John Andrisan, who not only test folded some of the planes but also responded readily to any of my questions about aerodynamics with constructive answers, and who can launch a plane better than anyone else; Tyler Anyon; Yolanda Anyon; Sharon Brengel; Cath Kachur (who decorated the Blunt Nose Plane); V'Ann Cornelius; Jim Cowley; Arlene Edelstein; Dorothy Engleman; Tanya Dean; Charlie De Stefano; Alexandra Hirsch; Erin Hook; Judith Jaskowiak, Curt Lange; Helen Watt and Jennifer Lantagne (supportive editors); David Lister (former president of the British Origami Society); George Ondovchak; Dane Petersen; Nancy Petersen; Lisa and Mark Saliers; Renee Santillo; Carol Stevens; David Temko; Dennis Temko; Janet Temko; Perri Temko; and Rachel Temko.
First published in the United States in 2004 by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd., with editorial offices at 364 Innovation Drive, North Clarendon, Vermont 05759 U.S.A.
Copyright © 2004 by Florence Temko
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission from the publisher.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Temko, Florence.
Origami airplanes : how to fold and design them/Florence Temko—1st ed.;
p. cm.
ISBN: 978-1-4629-0565-2 (ebook)
1. Paper airplanes. 2. Origami. I. Title.
TL778 T45 2004
745.592—dc21
2003050717
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Text design by Linda Carey
Illustrations by Clay Fernald and Daniel P. Brennan based on original diagrams by Florence Temko
Photograhs by Dave Kutchukian
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CONTENTS
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| INTRODUCTION | 5 |
| International Competition | 5 |
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| ABOUT ORIGAMI TECHNIQUES | 5 |
| Basic Procedures | 5 |
| Valley Fold | 5 |
| Mountain Fold | 6 |
| Existing Crease | 6 |
| Arrows | 6 |
| Reverse Fold | 7 |
| How to Cut Paper Squares | 8 |
| Helpful Tips | 8 |
| Diagram Shading | 8 |
| Measurements | 8 |
| Degree of Difficulty | 8 |
| About Paper | 9 |
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| FAQ (FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS) | 9 |
| History | 9 |
| Origami Language | 10 |
| Crease Patterns | 10 |
| Further Information | 11 |
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| GENERAL FLYING HELP | 12 |
| Accuracy | 12 |
| Launching | 12 |
| Wings | 12 |
| Caution | 13 |