Raijin paper airplane tutorial

Raijin (pronounced Rye-gin) is named after the Japanese god of thunder. I originally developed this paper airplane for preschoolers to be able to hold onto and throw better, but later found my older students playing with it and asking me to make them one. Raijin’s iconic central fin (shared with it’s brethren glider model, Fujin) has multiple uses in this design: a body lock that holds the fuselage together, a launching handle, a rudder, and a plane stand. Another key feature is Raijin’s large triangular stabilizers, which happens to be the secret to Raijin’s shocking flight ability.

[@mori_zom09]

I love paper airplanes. I hate my classmates. Why? My classmates always goes through the path of my plane

[@bwh4005]

Congratulations on winning the foldable flight grant prize🎉

[@markmasaki1480]

I am honored that this old design is now a part of Foldable Flight history. It is indeed a classic in these modern age times.

[@markmasaki1480]

Thank you very much. It is a great honor.

[@irrelEvant5352]

nice plane! congrats on being grand!

[@markmasaki1480]

Thank you fellow winner of the Foldable Flight 2023 designers’ contest!

[@Dahik2013]

Nice dude!

[@JigmeeRigdenNeedup]

Nice plane. I made it by my own and it flies well mark😊.

[@markmasaki1480]

@@JigmeeRigdenNeedup nice. Be sure to check out the Foldable Flight tutorial with upgrades to the elevator flaps.

[@notebookpaperaviation9004]

congrats bro the tail are amazing

[@markmasaki1480]

Thank you. Raijin was always dear to my students and I, and I am happy that it can be shared with the whole world.

[@notebookpaperaviation9004]

@@markmasaki1480 its cool fins and the tail and flies amazing makes me want to build paper airplanes again. I currently abandoned my aviation channel because I need time to recover from my loss.

[@Gioele_Zanelli]

I'm another winner in the contest but CONGRATULATIONS🎉!

[@markmasaki1480]

Thank you. Always appreciated.

[@Glitch9427]

Congrats!

[@markmasaki1480]

Thank you. I am pleased that Foldable Flight added the proper tweaks to make it fly even better than could in my tutorial.

[@Ulyssesartsandcrafts]

Awesome

[@markmasaki1480]

🙏

[@amritadixit898]

That was awesome you designed this and win foldable flight diaginars contest amazing job thanks you for this plane.

[@markmasaki1480]

I am glad to be of any help. I hope others will take this simple model and improve it to their liking.

[@custombeyz1.]

CONGRATS

[@markmasaki1480]

Thank you.

[@some_guy155]

nice plane, did u get inpired by fujin raijin from war robots though?

[@markmasaki1480]

Don’t know what that is, but it sounds cool.

[@some_guy155]

@@markmasaki1480 just search it on google it looks like a spider looking robot

[@AmitArora-x8x]

What paper are you using

[@markmasaki1480]

US Letter sized, 8.5 x 11 inch sheet, 24 lb (89 GSM).