Paper Glider | English | Fun Glider
Channel: Arvind Gupta
Date: 2015-01-21

PAPER GLIDER
Today we are going to make a very simple Paper Glider. All you will need to make it is an A-4 size paper and a scissors. We will first see the making of the Glider in Fast Motion and later in Slow Motion. First fold the paper into half and then into a quarter. Then fold the quarter again into half. Then keep folding this one-eight crease – one, twice and three times. Then fold the model into half with the strip hidden inside. Then with the scissors cut a small strip and discard it. Then fold both the tail wings and also the main wings. The main wings should be folded upwards and tail wings downwards. Then hold the glider gently with your index finger and thumb and chuck it horizontally. Now we will see the construction in Slow Motion. First fold the paper into half and then the quarter line. Open and fold the one-eight line. Now fold the paper three times. Then with the strip inside fold the model in half. Divide the rectangle into a 3 x 4 square and mark the red and blue lines. Cut three squares along the red line and then the blue line. Discard the two left hand squares. Then fold the Tail Wings and the Main Wings as shown. Finally hold the Glider with your index finger and thumb and chuck it horizontally. The Glider will fly to a distance of over 30-ft and land gently on the ground. This work was supported by IUCAA and Tata Trust. This film was made by Ashok Rupner TATA Trust: Education is one of the key focus areas for Tata Trusts, aiming towards enabling access of quality education to the underprivileged population in India. To facilitate quality in teaching and learning of Science education through workshops, capacity building and resource creation, Tata Trusts have been supporting Muktangan Vigyan Shodhika (MVS), IUCAA's Children’s Science Centre, since inception. To know more about other initiatives of Tata Trusts, please visit www.tatatrusts.org