How to Make the Bear Paper Airplane
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How to Make the Bear Paper Airplane
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The Bear is an interesting paper airplane with a tri-tail configuration.
TAA USAF Designation: F84-1
TAA USAF Designation: F84-1
Materials
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Required:
1 piece of 8.5 by 11 inch Paper
Tape
Scissors
Optional:
Pencil
1 piece of 8.5 by 11 inch Paper
Tape
Scissors
Optional:
Pencil
Begin Folding
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Take your paper and fold it along its length.
Continue
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Fold the corners into the center. Then pull the nose back and down.
Security Fold
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Fold the corners into the center, though not all the way. Repeat on the other side and then fold the small flap below them up over it.
Fold the Wings
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From their previous position fold the airplane in half. Then fold the wings approximately 3/4 in. up from the bottom. Repeat on the other side.
Cut the Vertical Stabilizers
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Cut the 3 vertical stabilizers out of the wing and fuselage. Each should be 3/4 in. tall. Allign them pefectly with the back of the wing.
Tape the Airplane
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Tape the plane's front and back together in the cited places in the picture.
Flight
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The Bear is a slow dart and should be launched like a dart, pitched down.