Website Of The Week (3)

Since I was a boy I have always found making a paper aeroplane that did not nosedive gracelessly to the ground as soon as it left my hand. How envious was I of those who could get their creations to cut through the air for several feet.

Of course, nowadays there is a website that gives you all the information you need to achieve lift off. Fold ‘N Fly has a database of 53 designs and you can filter your search according to difficulty, attributes, including distance, time aloft, acrobatic, and decorative, and whether you need scissors or not.

Once you have made your choice, there are step-by-step instructions with illustrations on how to construct it, a video tutorial, and the ability to download and/or print the instructions. There is even an opportunity to gain a pilot’s licence by upgrading for a one-off fee of $7.77.

Now where was this sixty years ago?! This is what the internet should be all about.