Meet the Gliding Gem, a unique take on the classic glider but with a twist: its diamond shape and collins lock create a steady, graceful flight. 💎 This plane shines in terms of balance and ease of glide, perfect for impressive, long-distance flights that look almost magical. Whether you’re indoors or outdoors, the Gliding Gem handles a variety of air conditions with style and stability. It’s one for the collection!

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And here are the detailed, step-by-step instructions. Feel free to refer to the video when it gets harder to follow along. Click on the image thumbnail to see a higher resolution image.

Step	Image	Instruction
0		Start with a rectangular piece of paper.
1		Pick up the top right corner and make a diagonal fold.
2		Unfold.
3		Pick up the top left corner and make a diagonal fold on the opposite side.
4		Unfold.
5		Flip the paper.
6		Fold the paper in half along the longer edge.
7		Unfold.
8		Make a horizontal crease by folding the top edge such that the top edge touches the intersection point of the diagonal creases.
9		Pick up the newly formed top horizontal edge and fold it in half.
10		Roll the top horizontal edge one more time to create a new fold.
11		Fold the paper in half along the middle vertical valley fold, while also following the two diagonal mountain folds. While doing this make sure the flap on the top is sticking out. Rotate the paper 90 degrees anti-clockwise to get the shape shown in this step.
12		Pick up the flap on the bottom and unfold it. Make sure you do it on both sides so that the unfolded flap looks equal on both sides.
13		Open up the top layer.
14		Make a fold such that the bottom left edge (along the nose) aligns with the crease that got exposed by opening the top layer.
15		Fold the top left layer back along the existing crease.
16		Flip the paper and repeat the steps on the other side.
17		Open up the top layer.
18		Make a fold such that the bottom right edge (along the nose) aligns with the crease that got exposed by opening the top layer.
19		Fold the top left layer back along the existing crease.
20		Fold the wing by starting at the nose and forming a crease such that it touches the central crease on the other end.
21		Flip the paper.
22		Fold the wing matching the other side.
23		Create the stabilizer by folding a small section of the wing towards the nose. Make sure the fold is parallel to the bottom crease.
24		Repeat the stabilizer fold on the other wing.
25		Open up the wings so that they form a single plane and the stabilizers are perpendicular to the wing.