Ken Blackburn used this Paper Airplane to set the world record for longest flight duration, in 1983 at a time of 16.9 seconds.
Ken Blackburn went on to beat his own record several times and in 1998 he achieved an incredible flight time of 27.6 seconds. Ken has published several books with tear out pages that can be folded into some of the greatest paper airplanes available. As a bonus the planes have really cool graphics. As a child I had one of Ken’s books and absolutely loved it, I have since given the same book as a gift and I highly recommend his books.
Check out Ken Blackburn and his books: Paper Plane, Paper Plane Books.
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Folding Instructions:
- Step 1, fold in half along crease line 1 – 11 and unfold, the line should be on the outside of the fold
- Step 2, fold along both fold lines labelled 2, the line should be on the outside of the fold
- Step 3 thru 10, fold along line 3 thru 10 to thicken and reinforce the nose, the line should be on the outside of the fold
- Step 11, finish the crease started in step 1
- Step 12, fold along both lines labelled 12, these form the wings, the line should be on the inside of the fold
- Step 13, fold along both lines labelled 13, these form vertical stabilizers
- Step 14, curve up the back of the paper airplane to create an elevator effect – (no number shown on pattern)
