Technical Writing Assignment: How to Build a Paper Airplane

This report provides a detailed set of instructions on how to build a paper airplane, fulfilling a technical writing assignment requirement. The instructions begin with a definition of a paper airplane and its purpose, followed by a step-by-step guide to the folding process, including diagrams. The report also includes safety information, emphasizing the importance of a clear flight path and an appropriate environment for flying the airplane. A list of necessary materials, such as paper and scissors, is provided. The assignment aims to test the student's ability to communicate effectively and instruct an audience on a specific task, using principles of technical communication learned in the course. The report concludes by summarizing the process and highlighting the simplicity of the task, provided one has a steady hand and follows the instructions. References to relevant sources are included to support the information provided in the report.

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Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note:

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Introduction
The following report deals with a list of instruction required for building plane paper. A
list of instruction has been provided regarding how the paper airline has been built. Most of the
basic design comes over the year (Wurzman et al. 2016). It is now a breeze which can make the
paper airplane for zipping at a much higher speed.
Definition of Paper Airplane
A paper plane is just a toy airplane which has been prepared by folding a sheet of paper.
An individual can easily learn folding techniques to develop a paper airplane (Choi 2016). The
organization is just looking for quick diversion for grinding the adulthood and teaching DIY.
Background Information
The steps of developing a paper airplane are indicated as follows-
 In the beginning, an individual need to fold sheet of paper it
 An individual needs to fold the paper in half and followed by unfolding it
 Fold the upper corner of paper
 An individual needs to fold the paper so that triangle can be formed.
 Folding the corners in such a way so that they come to the middle point.
 Fold the triangle to prepare a smaller triangle
 Fold the paper right from the outward body of the plane
 Fold to make wings

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Safety Information
An individual needs to provide a clear path to airplane at the time of throwing. This is
merely done so that people are not in the path of paper airplane. The individual should have an
idea regarding the place where the airplane should fly (Dorie et al. 2019). The whole activity
should be conducted outdoors. If an individual is facing issues in folding airplane, then he or she
can take the help of other students. In addition, students are given the option of the second trial
that will ultimately help in rectifying any issue.
List of Materials
Individual requires the following materials for the task-
 Paper
 Flight design Worksheet
 Scissors
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Fig 1: Steps to build paper airplane
(Source: Choi 2016)

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Conclusion
From the above pages, it can be concluded that this report is all about discussing ways for
building a paper airplane. The paper plane will cover the same distance as the good Frisbee toss.
It just requires a couple of minutes and a steady hand. There is a need for finding the right piece
of a study paper, making tight, precise and watching the creation of the plane.

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References
Choi, K.H., 2016. Practice-led origami-inspired fashion design: out of the frame: flight by paper
plane. International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education, 9(3), pp.210-221.
Dorie, V., Hill, J., Shalit, U., Scott, M. and Cervone, D., 2019. Automated versus do-it-yourself
methods for causal inference: Lessons learned from a data analysis competition. Statistical
Science, 34(1), pp.43-68.
Wurzman, R., Hamilton, R.H., Pascual‐Leone, A. and Fox, M.D., 2016. An open letter
concerning do‐it‐yourself users of transcranial direct current stimulation. Annals of
neurology, 80(1), pp.1-4.