When you want to go the distance, the type of paper airplane you should be folding is called "The Glider". These kind of paper airplane design are floaters and they are distance specialist. Gliders are best flown indoors or on fair weather. There are five gliders on this website and I'll also be pointing you to other websites for more Glider designs.
Just follow the link to the particular design to access the step by step instructions together with the video tutorial.
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With its heavy nose and extra vertical stabilizers, this all purpose glider can float or be made to do acrobatics. It is designed to be an indoor craft and best made with medium to heavy weight paper. Click here for the complete step by step instruction on how to fold the Albatross paper airplane. |
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The Kingfisher paper airplane is an elegant floater with pleasing curves! Heavier paper is recommended specially when you intend to fly this craft indoors. It is considered to be one of the best gliders and it can actually set distance records if properly folded and thrown correctly. |
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The unique landing gear on the Kookaburra paper airplane add stability and make it ideal for table top or sidewalk landing practice. This tricky glider requires folding accuracy to fly well. Start with a medium to heavy weight sheet of letter size paper. |
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It looks somewhat like a giant moth. The Pelican paper airplane will seem to fly on forever when launched from a high place. It is a versatile craft that works well with all weights of paper. The special nose flaps can be bent various ways to make flights more aerobatic and interesting. |
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The Sea Gull paper airplane is also a unique Delta Wing design and a tucked nose create this elegant looking craft that is a slow long distance floater. This variation on a traditional glider design will float straight and far when folded well. |
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| Instructables.com | Instructables.com has long distance paper glider. There's illustrations and step by step instructions but no video. The design looks to be very easy to fold. You can find the page here. |
| Alex's Paper Airplanes | paperairplanes.co.uk also has a design called "The Dragon" that can go the distance. There's a youtube video on the page for easier learning. The page can be found here. |
| Omni Wing | The Omni Wing design is also a glider. It has won a couple of distance competitions in the 70's. You can find more information about the Omni Wing here. |
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