Chinook - Paper Airplanes

Chinook. The Chinook paper airplane is based on a design by H. Riley Watkins. It is fairly moderate to fold and requires a letter size sheet.

This versatile wing is a very robust flyer and is best with medium to light weight paper. Good in all wind conditions, it can be trimmed and flown in different configurations. Start with a letter size sheet.

The most predictable of the flying wings, this craft soars for long distances in a very straight line for accurate landings. This plane will take an incredible amount of abuse and hard landings. With its heavy front wing surface and no points sticking out to get smashed this design can hit the ground hard, time after time without taking any damage.

The Chinook belongs to the category Tumbling and are designed for great lift to give a long, straight and stable flights. The secret is the wide wing spans and the small bodies. Fairly easy to fold but great fun to fly, this square symmetric wing is typical of the Flying Wing style of paper airplanes.

INSTRUCTIONS
This flying wing features vertical stabilizer fins at the ends of the wings lead to very straight flight paths. Start with a letter size sheet. Fold the sheet exactly in half by bringing the two long edges together. Make a sharp crease and unfold. Please see the detailed folding instructions and click on the step by step video immediately below.

THE THROW: Opent the plane and adjsut all the angles so ther are the same for both wings. The dihedral angle should be flat or slightly upward. Open the flaps on the ends of the wings and adjust them to be vertical.
Launch from a high place with a gentle throw. This craft will fly very straight with a slight bouncing motion when folded correctly.

Based on a design by H. Riley Watkins
Difficulty: Moderate
Paper Size: Letter
Paper FoldingChinook How to fold, How to fly