This is the best paper airplane book to challenge your folding and flying skills!
Impressive fold-only models... Long Distance Glider was a top performer.- WIRED Magazine
This appealing book contains airplanes, darts and wings. Only three models are cut.- Stephen Weiss (origami author)
...(one of the) best folding-only (with the odd exception) books currently in print.- Nick Robinson (origami author)
Written by Carmel when she was 15 years old, this book has sold over 300,000 copies worldwide. Many have tried to copy the models over the years but these are the original and the best as reviewed by many aircraft enthusiasts and critics.
First published by Harper Collins (Sydney, London) as Advanced Paper Aircraft and by Putnam (New York) as The Best Paper Aircraft, this new print edition has all these famous models:
- Long Distance Glider 1
- Super Wing
- Long Distance Glider 2
- Megadart
- Super Looper -the original Ninja!
- WWI Fokker Eindecker
- Glider with Landing Gear
- Dive Bomber/Sea Plane
- Shuttle Copter
- Spinner
- Super Stunt Plane
- Vertical Take-off (Jump) Jet
- Concorde
Essential paper plane base folds are included for every model that uses them, so you do not need to refer to an earlier section.
Most of the paper planes are fold-only. Instructional text and diagrams are well-placed as your folding progresses.
This book has been referenced in the bibliography of many other paper airplane books. Models in this book have also appeared in several airline in-flight magazines (including the Concorde), and demonstrated on The Late Show and the BBC.
Aimed at recalcitrant students, flight engineers, office workers, or anyone in need of a design challenge, stress relief or just plane fun, there is a paper airplane to suit every purpose.
So get folding and start flying!
