Starfighter – The Cosmic Dart

Ever dreamt of piloting your own starship? Well, the Starfighter is the closest you’ll get without leaving Earth’s atmosphere. 🌌🚀 Sleek, sharp, and built for intergalactic (or inter-living-room) adventures, this paper plane channels serious sci-fi vibes. Fold it, fly it, and let your imagination take off to galaxies far, far away.

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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 bottom left corner and make a diagonal fold.
2		Unfold. Pick up the top left corner and make a diagonal fold similar to the previous step.
3		Unfold.
4		Flip the paper.
5		Make a vertical crease at the point of intersection of the previous two diagonal folds.
6		Unfold.
7		Flip the paper again.
8		Make a squash fold following the creases created in the previous steps.
9		Pick up the top right corner on the top flap and fold it such that it touches the opposite edge.
10		Repeat the fold for the bottom corner of the top flap.
11		Insert the top fold into the new fold created in the previous step.
12		Press the folds and make them crisp.
13		Flip the paper.
14		Fold the left corner 3-4cm to the right forming a triangle.
15		Flip the paper again.
16		Pick up the paper off the desk and open it up such that the top layer seperates from the bottom layer.
17		Press it such that it forms a ‘W’ shape in the center.
18		This how it should look from the top.
19		Fold the top flap downwards.
20		Repeat the fold on the other side.
21		Fold a 1cm flap on the top layer as shown.
22		Lift bottom layer underneath and tuck the flap all the way through.
23		Fold the bottom layer on top of the flap locking it in.
24		Fold the flap on the other side.
25		Tuck it inside the bottom flap similar to the other side.
26		Fold the top layer in half such that the bottom edge aligns with the top edge.
27		Unfold. Make another fold such that the bottom edge now aligns with the newly created crease.
28		Repeat the fold on the other side.
29		Unfold.
30		Open up both the wings.
31		Adjust the folds such that it looks like this from the front.
32		Open up the small channels on corner of the central hump to give it a cool look.

Here is a quick run through of the steps.

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