But you don't want to hang an anvil off the nose – that would negate the effect ... paper and folding wings, you'd want to fold exactly half the paper into the plane's leading edge.

In 2012, designer John Collins constructed a paper airplane that flew an astonishing 226 feet, establishing a distance record that still stands. A new video demonstrates the steps required to fold ...

Fold the paper in half, bringing edge A up to meet edge B. Fold point C toward point D. Crease to make a small triangle on the right side, then unfold. With point E, repeat the same fold in the ...

Fold the paper in half, bringing edge A up to meet edge B. With point E, repeat the same fold in the opposite direction, forming another small triangle on the right side, this time on the bottom edge.