29. Fold the nose down on the 30. Mountain fold the plane 31.

fold the plane 31. Stand the nose vertically on the

indicated line. The nose should in half on the existing crease. existing crease and squash fold it to look
easily fold there because the plane like the illustration in step 32. (To learn
is more thickly layered just below how to squash fold, refer to the glossary
that line. Unfold. of folds on page 7.)

32. Fold the left point of the 33. Mountain fold the top point of the 34. Fold each wing on the
squash fold to meet the right. squash fold behind. This will later serve to indicated line. Start just
lock the nose of the plane in shape. above the triangular lock
on the front of the plane,
and end the at the corner
of the plane, as illustrated.

turn over

35. Open the 36. Fold winglets parallel to the 37. Open the winglets. 38. Finished!
wings and turn center crease on the indicated lines.
the plane over.

Throwing Tip: Make sure Swallow’s wings are flat all the way across (rather
than angled up or down) and throw Swallow level to the ground or high into
the air. It should bob and weave through the air just like its namesake!

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 5. Turn the 6. Fold the top of the paper 7. Unfold.
paper over. turn over down, creasing through the
intersection as shown.

8. Fold the top edge to meet 9. Turn the paper over. 10a. Poke the intersection marked
the crease made in step 6. by the red dot. This should make
the sides of the paper pop up as
illustrated in step 10b.

10b. Begin folding in on the 10c. Continue folding in on 10d. Lay the triangular flaps
creases highlighted in red. the creases highlighted in red. of the paper flat on the table
to match step 10e.

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 turn over

10e. Flatten the central flaps to 11. Turn the paper over. 12. Fold down on the
match the illustration in step 11. existing crease.

13. Fold the right flap 14. Fold the left edge of the
to the left. top flap to line up with its
right edge.

15. Unfold the flap folded in 16. Unfold. 17. Fold the right edge in
step 14. Fold the top right to meet the crease made
corner down to meet the in step 15.
center point of the triangle.

18. Fold the flap back to 19. Repeat steps 13 through 20. Unfold the creases
the right. 18 on the left side. made in step 17.

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 180˚

rotate

21. Unfold everything except the 22. Fold the top layer down on 23a. Grab the paper by the
narrow layer at the very top of the existing crease and rotate bottom corners. In steps 23b.
the paper. the paper 180 degrees. through 23d. you will be folding
on the creases highlighted in red.
Step 23 is tough to illustrate. If you’re struggling,
be sure to watch the video tutorial for help.
This area should be
forming a point.

23b. Begin to swing the corners in 23c. Continue to swing the corners
on the existing creases. As you do, inward and pinch what was the top
pinch the outer edges of the narrow layer closer to the point that should
top layer (depicted in white). It now be forming.
should begin to fold it in half on the
existing crease.

23e.
bottom view
turn over
24. The paper will not want
23e. Mountain fold the paper on the to lie flat, but that’s fine.
very first crease you made (highlighted Realign the creases and fold
in red) and turn the paper over. in on the outer creases.

23d. Once the corners have met

in the middle, there should be a
3-dimensional shape that
terminates in a point. Refer to step
23 e to see what it should look like 23e.
from the side and bottom. side view

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 26. Place your thumb and forefinger on 27. Make sure the (very) short side of your top
25. Fold in again on the existing
the red dots and press down. Recrease layer (highlighted in red) is the same length
creases, tucking the layers into
the outside edges of the plane to flatten on both sides of the plane. You may need to
the center fuselage. The plane
them, while trying to maintain adjust and recrease one side. Try to avoid
still won’t lay flat.
symmetry in your plane. Read step 27 making this edge too long and match the
before completing this step. illustration as closely as you can.

28. Mountain fold the nose of the plane approximately 29. Unfold the layers on the bottom of the
on the lines shown in red. Then, on the black lines, valley wing (highlighted in green) just enough to
fold a small portion of the tab back out to match the tuck the purple tabs under it. Fold the layers
illustration in step 29. If that doesn’t make sense, back into place.
consider watching the video tutorial.

30. Fold the winglets parallel to the 31. Open the winglets. 32. Finished!
center fuselage a little less than half an
inch from the edges of the plane.

Throwing Tip: Zephyr is as pretty as a paper airplane can get. Its uninterrupted wing is totally unique, and its curves
are gorgeous. Thrown properly, Zephyr will glide exceptionally well, but the technique for throwing it is hard to perfect.
Don’t tilt the plane to the side as you throw it, or you’ll find yourself crashing more often than flying. You can throw
Zephyr high into the air or even slightly downward, and it should fly beautifully in either scenario.

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