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Cessna Skylane
Build an easy paper jet model with your hands, a pair of

scissors, two rulers and some glue!
Check your handiwork skills !
Challenge a child to build it !
Assemble one as a gift for someone !
Collect the most famous jets in the world !
Once built, fly it !
Print page 8 and “opposite 8” on each side of sheet 1, page 9 and “opposite
9” on each side of sheet 2, page 10 and “opposite 10” on each side of sheet
3, print page 11 on sheet 4 and page 12 on sheet 5. Cut out the parts, fold
along the lines shaping the pieces and stick with glue. The plane is balanced
and should fly with minor aerodynamic adjustments.
The whole process from assembly to flying is detailed in this document.
The Cessna 182 Skylane is a single-engine, four-seat, light touring aircraft. It

first flew in 1956. The Skylane is an evolution of the 172 Skyhawk for a
better performance, they are very similar externally. This family of aircraft
has been the most manufactured worldwide.
This paper model is made in scale 1:31 which is bigger than the rest of
PaperAircrafts collection (1:72)
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Index
How to build it………………...3

Note about printing ………....7
Airplane Parts……………......8
Airplane Stand …………..….13
Assembling…………………..14
How to fly it…………..……....34
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information provided in this document, the author does not assume any responsibility
for errors, omissions, or contradictory information contained in this publication.
The reader of this book assumes all responsibility and liability for the use of the
information and materials described in it, (such as glue or scissors).
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How to build it
Tools:
Two rulers to fold paper accurately
Transparent
liquid
contact glue
Scissors
Toothpick
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! Note about Glue
Suitable glue should have these qualities:

-Accurate application. So that you can easily apply a bead of glue over a
narrow paper tab.
-Transparent. The airplane will look better if too much glue is applied and it
overflows tab boundaries.
-It should dry fast enough. It should be strong enough to stick two pieces
together after holding for 2 minutes.
-It should dry slow enough. The glue must allow enough time to manoeuvre
the pieces before setting .
-And most importantly: The glue must not deform or wrinkle the paper.
Before starting to
assemble the
airplane, check your
glue:
Spread some glue on
a sheet of paper and
wait a few minutes. If
the paper gets
wrinkled or wavy,
then that glue is not
suitable for paper;
the aircraft would be
deformed and look
ugly. A suitable glue
is “transparent liquid
contact glue” usually
used for repairing
shoes.
They can be found at
the “Glues” section in
big shopping centres
√
or hardware stores.
X
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Print pages 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 on

normal A4 paper or regular letter
paper. Using paper with a basis
weight of 20lb // 80gr/m2 will
simplify the balancing process.
Print full scale (100%) to avoid the
distortion of parts and using option
”Auto-rotate and center pages”. Do
not “fit to page” or “shrink to page”.
Cut parts over the external lines.
Fold over the lines with the help of

rulers to obtain the shape of each
part.
Note that you can fold the paper on

the lines with the help of the rulers,
(to the opposite side) and then, with
your fingers, on the same line, to
the correct side to obtain the shape
of the final piece.
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Stick parts by applying glue to the overlapping surfaces.
Apply a small amount of glue. Otherwise, the airplane

will look ugly and it will weigh too much.
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Note about printing

Use either letter or DIN A4 formats, preferably with a weight of 20lb //
80gr/m2. There are eight pages with parts to be printed on five sheets of
paper. Pages opposite 8, opposite 9 and opposite 10, must be printed on
the reverse side of pages 8, 9 and 10 in order that the plane is correctly
decorated. Check option “Auto-rotate and center pages” but do not check
“fit to page” or “shrink to page”. Print at 100% scale. You needn’t print the
rest of the document. View it on the screen and zoom in when needed.
Page 8 Sheet 1 Page opposite 8 Page 9 Sheet 2 Page opposite 9
Page 10 Sheet 3 Page opposite 10 Page 11 Sheet 4 Page 12 Sheet 5
If you want to build a static, non-flying model, you can print on a high
quality paper in high resolution. However, if you want a flying model it is
better to use normal paper.
A weight of 20lb//80gr paper is perfect to fold and fly. The thicker the
paper, the more difficult it is to fold and the heavier is the plane for flying.
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Assembling 28 26 27 35 35 34 16 56
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57 51
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About assembling
This means: line of glue
This means: part 38 pasted here (this side)
This means: part 40 pasted here (opposite side)
This means: part number 31
1 1.1 2.1
Front sides Opposite sides
2.2 2.3
2.4 2.5
2.6 2.7
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3.1 28 3.2 3.3
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3.4 3.5 3.6

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3.10 3.11 4.1
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16.1 16.2 16.3
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16.10 16.11 16.12 Do not apply glue at

this stage
17.1 17.2 18.1
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Apply glue now
18.2 18.3 18.4

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18.5 51
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18.8 18.9 18.10
18.11 18.12 18.13
18.14 19.1 19.2
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curved
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plain
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29.17 29.18 29.19
30.1 30.2 30.3
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curved
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plane
30.7 30.8 30.9
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30.10 30.11 31.1
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31.2 31.3 32.1

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tool
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33.1 33.2 34.1
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Stand
2.1 2.2 2.3
2.4 2.5 2.6
2.7 2.8 2.9
2.10
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How to fly it
Rudder
Elevator
Flap
Aileron
1 Aerodynamic cleanness
√ X
If the surfaces are bent, force the paper with your fingers trying to
straighten them. The airplane may have defects, but they must be
symmetrical.
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2 Aircraft balance
Rest the airplane on two fingers so that the lower wing

circles are positioned directly above them. If it stays level
and does not fall…it is balanced.
√ Ready to fly
If it falls forward, the nose is

too heavy. Put a load on the
tail or try to remove some
cones from the nose.
If it falls backward, it needs more

weight in the nose. Did you paste
parts 4, 5, 33, 35, 36, 37, 42,57,
51, 52 and 50? Add some pieces
of paper if needed.
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3 Throwing It is easier to throw the

airplane while holding it
in the line of sight and
projecting it along its
longitudinal axis.
2.
1.
Prior to the first flight, bend the

elevator gently upwards.
X
1. 2. 1. 2.
Once you have

mastered
throwing it at eye
level, try to launch
X it over head for a

longer flight.
3.
3.
√
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4 Correcting the flight path: Pitch
If the aircraft pitches down towards the

ground, bend the elevator gently upwards.
Repeat the flight. If it still goes down, bend
the elevator upwards a little more until the
aircraft glides straight.
If the gliding path oscillates as shown

above… the elevator may be deflected too
far upwards. Reduce the amount of upward
deflection.
In this case the nose still needs a little

more weight. Add some pieces of
paper to the nose.
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If you manage to
stabilize the glide path
but the flight path is too
far downwards… the
nose may be too
heavy. Try to remove
some parts nº 50 or
add weight to the tail
and reduce the
elevator’s upward
deflection.
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5 Correcting the flight path: direction
In order to correct the turn, gently adjust the angle of the ailerons
asymmetrically as shown in the images. The deflections in the pictures are
exaggerated; you will obtain the opposite effect.
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In case of slight corrections in direction, you can use the rudders.

Adjust them very gently.
Correct left turns by Correct right turns by

deflecting the rudder right. deflecting the rudder left.
Slipped flight has poor a glide ratio. The airplane somehow flies
sideways and banks a little. The tail and wing might not be
correctly adjusted.
Flight path Flight path
Left slip: tail steering right, Right slip: Tail steering left,
wing steering left. wing steering right.
Correct left slip by moving the Correct right slip by moving

rudder to the left and ailerons the rudder to the right and
steering right ailerons steering left.
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7 Advanced Flight
Once you have calibrated the glide path in pitch and direction, you
can try different airplane performances.
“Cruise”:
The airplane will fly

Lower the flaps a little.
more smoothly
“Approach”:
Lower the flaps a Compensate
little more. the downward
pitch by raising
the elevator if
needed.
The airplane
will fly slower.
“Landing”:
Compensate the
downward pitch
by raising the
Lower the
elevator.
flaps
significantly.
The airplane will fly more slowly with a shorter glide path.
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Build an easy paper jet model with your hands, a pair of

The Cessna 182 Skylane is a single-engine, four-seat, light touring aircraft. It

How to build it………………...3

Two rulers to fold paper accurately

! Note about Glue

Suitable glue should have these qualities:

Print pages 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 on

Fold over the lines with the help of

Note that you can fold the paper on

Apply a small amount of glue. Otherwise, the airplane

Note about printing

Page 8 Sheet 1 Page opposite 8 Page 9 Sheet 2 Page opposite 9

Page 10 Sheet 3 Page opposite 10 Page 11 Sheet 4 Page 12 Sheet 5

This means: part 38 pasted here (this side)

This means: part 40 pasted here (opposite side)

This means: part number 31

Front sides Opposite sides

3.1 28 3.2 3.3

3.4 3.5 3.6

3.7 3.8 3.9 26

3.10 3.11 4.1

4.2 4.3 4.4

5.1 5.2 5.3

5.4 5.5 5.6

6.1 38 6.2 6.3

6.4 6.5 6.6

7.2 7.3 7.4

7.5 7.6 8.1

8.2 8.3 8.4

8.5 8.6 40 8.7

8.8 8.9 8.10

9.1 9.2 9.3

9.4 9.5 10.1

11.1 11.2 11.3

11.4 12.1 12.2

12.3 12.4 12.5

13.1 13.2 13.3

13.4 13.5 14.1

14.2 14.3 14.4

14.5 14.6 14.7

14.8 14.9 14.10

15.1 15.2 15.3

16.1 16.2 16.3

16.4 16.5 16.6

16.7 16.8 16.9

16.10 16.11 16.12 Do not apply glue at

17.1 17.2 18.1

18.2 18.3 18.4

18.8 18.9 18.10

18.11 18.12 18.13

18.14 19.1 19.2

20.1 20.2 21.1 2

21.2 21.3 21.4

21.5 21.6 21.7

21.8 22.1 22.2

22.3 22.4 23.1

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26.1 27.1 27.2

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