How do you make paper jets?

Step One

Find a piece of paper shaped like a rectangle. A sheet of computer printing paper or school notebook paper is a good size and weight.
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Step Two

Lay the paper on a table with one of the long edges closest to you.
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Step Three

Fold the paper in half lengthwise. When the two edges match up, use your thumbs to make a sharp crease along the fold.
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Step Four

Click to enlarge Take the upper left corner of the top layer of paper and fold it diagonally down toward the first crease you made. When the edges match up, use your thumbs to make a sharp crease along the new fold, which should create a small triangular flap.
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Step Five

Turn the paper over.
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Step Six

Click to enlarge Take the upper right corner of the top layer of paper and fold it diagonally toward you, until the edge lines up with the first crease you made. When the edges match, make a sharp crease along the new fold. (This is a mirror of what you did in step 4.)
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Step Seven

Click to enlarge Take the newly formed diagonal edge on the right side of the paper, and fold it straight down toward the first crease you made. When the edges match, make another sharp crease.
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Step Eight

Click to enlarge Turn the paper over, and again fold the diagonal edge down toward the first crease you made; make another sharp crease. The paper should now look like a triangle with a 90-degree angle.
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Step Nine

Click to enlarge Form the wings by flipping the airplane over and repeating steps 7 and 8.
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Step Ten

Hold the paper in one hand along the first crease you made. Let the wings of the plane flare out.
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Step Eleven

At a point 4 or 5 inches from the nose of the plane, make a 1/2-inch rip in the bottom part of the plane; make another rip 1/2 inch behind it. Fold this tab up.
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Step Twelve

Click to enlarge Hold the airplane near the tab and toss the plane with an overhand, horizontal forward motion.

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