1-8½"by 11" piece of copy or typing paper

• Scissors

A pen or pencil

Set the paper on a flat surface with one of the shorter edges facing you. Fold the paper in half vertically so that the two long edges touch each other as in the picture. Then unfold the paper again.

Using the new center fold as a guide, fold the two top corners to the center line so that top edges now touch each other. The paper should look like a rectangle topped with a triangle as in the figure to the right.

Next, pick up the point of the triangle at the top of the paper, and fold the paper along the side of the triangle facing you, so that the top tip of the triangle ends up closer to you and still on the center line. See the picture to the right.

Now, using a pen or pencil, draw a dot on the center line about 1/3 of the way up the line from the tip of the triangle to the base of the triangle.

Fold the right and left-hand tips of the triangle so that they touch the point you just drew, and crease the edges. Your Airplane should look like the figure to the right.

Pick up the loose tip of what used to be a triangle, and fold it away from you so that it covers the dot you drew, and the tips of the triangle that you just folded in. This fold should create a little triangle pointing upwards. See the figure for help.

Next, fold the paper backwards along the center line so that the little triangle is on the outside as in the figure. You should now notice our stunt plane starting to take shape. Move the paper so that the edge you just folded is facing you, and the smaller end is to your right.

You should notice a paper corner to the left, and then a slanted edge to your right. Take the slanted edge, and fold it down so that it lines up with the horizontal base to create the first wing. Turn the plane over, and repeat for the second wing.

Using the scissors cut a slit in the base of the plane, NOT the wings, about 3/4" from the rear of the airplane. See the figure for clarity.

Lastly, push this strip of paper up through the plane, so that it sticks out the top to form the tail. Make sure all creases are firm, and your plane looks like the one to the right.

Now, you're ready to fly. Hold the plane on the base between your thumb and index finger, and throw it forward, and watch it glide across the room. Try aiming it upwards, or downwards to see it do loops and dives.