Fly'N Things --
Amazing Paper Airplanes

Paper models & historical restorations by Phil Koopman Sr.

• A brief history of paper models
• General instructions & building tips
• Please look at the bottom of this page for copyright and fair use information.

• Paper/card modeling FAQ (off-site link)

Original Flying Paper Airplanes ("dime planes")

Below you can download models to print out, build, and fly!

If you want permission to use these, please see the Important Notes below!

WWII / Pacific: Mitsubishi Zero

WWII / Pacific: Flying Tigers P-40

WWII / Pacific: F6F Hellcat

WWII / Pacific: SBD-6 Dauntless

WWII / Pacific: Achi Val

WWII / Pacific: Nakajima Oscar

Modern: F117 Stealth Fighter (experts only!)

(Note: the instructions file is identical for all the WWII/Pacific aircraft.)

Flying Model Restorations ("penny planes")

CAUTION: the below have few or no directions. They are recommended only for advanced builders who have already constructed some of the original WWII models above!

If you want permission to use these, please see the Important Notes below!

Historical Descriptions

If you want permission to use these, please see the Important Notes below!

1911 Vin Fiz (first transcontinental airplane)

Important Notes:

• My e-mail volume is huge (hundreds of e-mails per day), and I don't have time to answer every inquiry. PLEASE read the below!
• I am not the author of this material; it was created by my late father, Phil Koopman Sr., who also did the pcx2dxf program.
• If you want to reproduce, build, print, or use these models for personal use, a school project, an organized youth project (boy scouts, girl scouts, 4-H, etc.), school/youth presentation, model-building group, or small social group of any kind, I consider that fair use as long as no money is changing hands. In particular, if you are a teacher or youth group volunteer and want to use these for an activity in your class or non-profit group, there is no need to ask permission. But it is always nice to get a brief e-mail just saying you are using them (don't ask for permission -- just let me know how you used them).
• Files on this web site cannot be distributed electronically (neither via web nor any other means). This includes schools and non-profit organizations, which only have permission to distribute printed copies to their members/students without charge. Giving people a pointer to this web page is fine of course.
• If you want to get copyright permission please contact me at: after you read the above points. 99% of all copyright requests I receive are from folks who fall into one of the "it's OK" categories above, where permission is already given. As a general rule, requests to copy materials to another web site or as part of a for-profit arrangement will be declined.

Last update: 11/29/2006