The Spirit of America Paper Airplane

The Sprit of America was first introduced to the world on July 20, 2008.

It's the culmination of many years of experimenting with different types of folds to finally create a great looking paper airplane that really flies.

The Spirit of America marks a whole new generation in paper airplanes, and we hope it sparks your creativity. We think it's one of the best paper airplanes out there (despite all the others calling themselves the "best").

It's an homage to the Air Force-brat background of one of xplanes4u.com's co-founders, and the many awe-inspiring airshows he attended while growing up.

QUICK LINKS:   How-to Video | Instructions | Original Spirit of America

How To Video

Watch the instructional video below and see how many tries it takes before you can fold and fly the Spirit of America. Good luck . . .

Printed How To Instructions

Because we know this plane can be a little tough to perfect, you can combine watching the video with this one-page instruction sheet to help you along.

Download a Template for the Original Spirit of America

Want to print the original Spirit of America as seen in the video above?  Use this link for a PDF file (and be sure your page scaling is set to none in the print settings menu in order for the two flags to appear in the right locations).

And remember, you can find all the templates for the Spirit of America planes on our Templates page!

The Spirit of America Challenge

Once you can fold and fly the Sprit of America, you should show it off! After all, not everyone has the special skill it takes. So plan to take the Spirit of America challenge. Record yourself flying your version of the Spirit of America and post it online. Then let us know by emailing us at info@xplanes4u.com and we’ll post a link to your video.

Super Flying Mod-ed Spirit of America Coming Soon

Did you know the Spirit of America has a special design feature that allows it to be modified in a way that will astound you with its flight ability? Coming soon, we'll be posting a video of the mod-ed Spirit of America as it flies through Sacramento, California.