Vought Kingfisher

The Vought Kingfisher is an airplane that was used for marine patrols. The pontoon on the bottom of this design isn't too accurate with the real thing, but it is made with a petal fold, which could be a challenge. I'm still working on the pontoon technique. Try launching it over a hard wood floor at low altitude.

(1) Start with a regular piece of printer paper, Fold diagonally so the top raw edge can match the right raw edge.

(2) Unfold.

(3) Repeat on opposite side.


(4) Unfold.


(5) Fold half of the x behind.


(6) Unfold


(7) Push on the center.


(8) Bring the horizontal creases to the center.


(9) Push the top layer down.


(10) Finished water bomb base. Unfold all of the layers.


(11) Fold the top corners to the center.


(12) Proceed with the water bomb base one more time.



(13) Fold the bottom edges towards the center.


(14) Unfold both flaps.


(15) Fold the top behind.
Note: Stop the fold when you reach the old creases.


(16) Now it gets complicated. fold the bottom tip of the top layer upwards. use the flat top as the center. Use the old creases.


(17) Flatten.


(18) Finished petal fold. Fold tip in half downwards.


(19) Fold in half. Rotate it if necessary.


(20) Unfold.


(21) Fold in half again. This time, pull the top flap out.


(22) Flatten.


(23) Fold the wing by folding the nose in half.

(24) Fold the opposite wing.

(25) Make a small winglet on the wingtip.


(26) Repeat on the opposite wing.


(27) Open wings and winglets.


(28) Make a stabilizer in the center. Pull tail upwards.


(29) Flatten.


Finished stabilizer.


(30) Squash the tip of the pontoon area.


(31) Curl the pontoon upwards.


Finished pontoon.
(32) Add lots of elevator.




Finished Vought Kingfisher.