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BUILD YOUR OWN PAPER AIR FORCE contains 35 amazing models to print out, fold, and fly. Detailed instructions in the book explain how to assemble each aircraft, and the CD contains ready-to-print templates, plus a whole range of patterns and colors--allowing thousands of different aircraft to be made.

You can print the models as they are or change the colors using any standard image-editing package, such as Photoshop Elements. Plus, all the templates are scalable, so any size from tiny fliers to giant bombers can be created. Once printed, follow the step-by-step instructions to cut out and build the model plane.

There are a wide variety of shapes and styles for makers of all skill levels--from simple models for the young novice to elaborate fliers for experienced model makers. So whether you're a first-time flier or a professional paper pilot, there's bound to be the perfect project waiting for you in BUILD YOUR OWN PAPER AIR FORCE.

--Includes 35 different paper airplane templates

--Additional patterns and color designs means there are thousands of possible combinations of planes to be created

--Easy-to-follow guidance explaining how to print, what paper to use, how to cut out, and how to edit the colors

--Detailed assembly instructions for each model

--Tips on trimming and launching the models for maximum performance

--Information on how real planes and gliders fly, giving insight into basic aerodynamics to help improve your own designs

About the Author

TREVOR BOUNFORD has been obsessively building and flying paper planes since he first read about the Wright brothers almost 50 years ago. This is his third book of paper aircraft.

Product Details

Hardcover: 128 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (April 29, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312382405
ISBN-13: 978-0312382407
Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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Amazon.com Sales Rank: #527,590 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!

Inside This Book (learn more)

First Sentence:
On the base template for each model are lines indicating the method of fold required for constructing the plane. Read the first page

Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
throwing technique, flight speed, crease the center line, folded planes, nose weight, center crease, plane stalls, valley fold, plane dives

Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Flight Path, Flight Correction, Straight Fast

Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!

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