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Paper airplanes are a cheap and easy way to have some innocent fun, but it can be hard to make one following a video. Here are some super simple GIFs to follow along if you want to make the most basic paper airplane. You won't need anything more than a flat surface and a piece of paper to make this paper airplane. 

After a less basic paper airplane tutorial? Try our moderate difficulty glider paper airplane, or see our comprehensive guide for all paper airplane styles. To see more flying objects, check out SpaceX's Starship having a test flight, or these Estes model rockets launching.

If you're something of a paper airplane enthusiast, you'll know that different paper airplanes have different styles of flying. The jet style is best for - you guessed it - flying fast (and in this case, long distance). To beat all of your friends' paper airplanes, make this jet paper airplane to blow them all out of the water. You're welcome.

Keen on making some other styles? Check out this glider paper airplane tutorial, or see our complete guide to eight awesome and different paper airplane tutorials. Or for some other flying objects, see SpaceX's Starship have a test flight, or these Estes model rocket launches.