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fold up corners - making the Zump aeroplane



The Moth


The Moth is an origami paper airplane of moderate difficulty.


fold up corners - making the Zump aeroplane

1. The first step in making this paper airplane is to cut a 4 1/2 by 11 inch rectangle from a regular sheet of paper. (Note, that's a bit bigger than half the sheet.)


fold up corners - making the Zump aeroplane

2. By folding and unfolding, crease it in half vertically...

fold up corners - making the Zump aeroplane

3. ...and horizontally.



fold up corners - making the Zump aeroplane

4. Now fold the rectangle in half along the diagonal shown, lining up the creases as you fold it over.

unfold, leaving crease - making Delty aeroplane

5. Fold the edges in towards the center.



unfold, leaving crease - making Delty aeroplane

6. First, fold back the lower portions along the main mountain (dotted and dashed) folds. Next, fold those edges in to meet the center, folding along the valley (dashed) folds, to get diagram 7.





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