Q&A for How to Make a Nakamura Lock Paper Airplane

Hold it on the "lock" part at the middle and throw with moderate power to make it fly.

It improves the weight distribution for optimal flying conditions, as well as maximizes structural integrity.

The way the paper is folded in making a Nakamura airplane does not allow it to have a pointy nose. This is an advantage as you don't have to fix it every time the plane crashes into something.

So that it doesn't fly out of control when you throw it too hard or nosedive when you throw it too softly.

You fold it in half where the paper becomes straight. Then you do the same thing on the other side, making sure that both wings are of equal size.

This may be too hard for a young kid. You can try to help them with it, or start them out with some easier projects and work up to this plane.

It does nothing, but the plane is called a Nakamura Lock partly because of the "lock."

It flies for about 3 - 5 seconds. It does a really good turn, so try throwing it around a corner.

When you get done with Part 3, you take the two tips and fold them into the center crease.