How to Make a Paper Helicopter (Origami)

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Take one piece of paper and place it in portrait format

   Fold it in half lengthwise from top to bottom; the fold ends up on the top of the paper. , The crease marks the center-line.
   
   Maintain straight folds to improve neatness throughout the process., The top edge should line up with the center-line.
   
   Hold the top left corner and fold the tip down and towards the center.
   
   This should create a house-like shape.
   
   Approximately an inch of paper is below the triangle., Fold it as high as the house-like shape without folding the paper beneath it.
   
   Flip the paper over and repeat the last fold.,,, Gently pull the edges outwards and flatten the paper.
   
   It should end up like a diamond-shaped piece of paper., Leave about a 1/4 of an inch (0.65 cm) border between the top edge and the folded edge.
   
   Once done, flip the paper over.
   
   Fold the bottom edge to line up with the other side.
   
   Repeat the folding of bottom edges again., Flatten it down., The bottom edge will flip-up on its own., Pull out the left and right triangular portions and fold into the bottom.
   
   The result is a ship with extensions of the edges.
   
   The base of the helicopter is ready.,,, It is a hexagon (six-sided paper).
   
   The body of the helicopter is ready.,,, The top edge should line up with the center-line., This should create a house-like shape with a roof-line., Each fold is half an inch.
   
   Leave about
   1.5 to 2 inches above., The tail of the helicopter is complete., (Notice the openings at the base are one for one on both sides of the base).
   
   Tape or staple the remaining space to support the stability.,,, Do not cut the folded part.,,,,,,, The fan of the helicopter is complete., Tape or staple the remaining space to support the stability.
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   Step 2: with one of the short edges facing you.

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   Step 3: Fold the paper side to side and then unfold.

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   Step 4: Hold the top right corner and fold the tip down and towards the center.

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   Step 5: Take one edge of the bottom part of paper and fold upwards.

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   Step 6: Fold up the opposite edge and make sure the two parts are symmetrical.

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   Step 7: Hold the center and open slightly.

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   Step 8: Hold the two edges at the diagonal creases.

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   Step 9: Take the bottom corner of the diamond-shaped piece of paper and fold upwards toward the top.

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    Step 10: Hold the paper ship in the middle of the bottom edge and pull it apart.

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    Step 11: Hold the left and right triangular parts and slowly pull apart.

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    Step 12: Note that there are three inner triangular parts.

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    Step 13: Make a ship by skipping the last two steps in part one.

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    Step 14: Place the ship inside the extended edges of the base of the helicopter

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    Step 15: so that the bottom of the ship becomes the top view.

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    Step 16: View the result.

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    Step 17: Take a piece of paper and place it in landscape format

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    Step 18: with the long edges on the top and bottom.

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    Step 19: Fold it in half from side to side; the fold ends up on the side of the paper.

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    Step 20: Hold the top right corner and fold the tip down and towards the center.

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    Step 21: Fold the other corner and line it up with the center-line.

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    Step 22: Fold up five times starting from the bottom.

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    Step 23: Fold in half.

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    Step 24: Insert the tail into the openings at one end of the base.

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    Step 25: Fold up continuously at 1 inch per fold.

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    Step 26: Leave 2 inches at the top.

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    Step 27: Cut the 2 inches in half from the center.

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    Step 28: Fold one side of the paper up and leave the other one down.

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    Step 29: Cut out 1 inch from the long paper now.

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    Step 30: Punch small holes in the top center

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    Step 31: middle center

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    Step 32: and bottom center of the folded paper with the pin.

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    Step 33: Make the holes big enough for the slim wooden stick.

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    Step 34: Insert the slim stick through the holes created.

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    Step 35: Make the stick equal to the paper.

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    Step 36: Put a shorter stick through the middle to attach it to the helicopter.

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    Step 37: Insert fan to the top of the helicopter.

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