3D Paper Models: Civilian Aircraft

Airbus A380

The Airbus A380 is the world’s largest passenger airliner, featuring a unique double-deck design and capable of carrying over 850 passengers in an all-economy configuration. It was developed by Airbus and entered service in 2007, with production ceasing in 2021.

Leonardo Da Vinci Glider

The Leonardo da Vinci glider was a device that focused on aerodynamics long before the term was even coined. It was designed to use wind currents, similar to modern hang gliders, with a wingspan considerably larger than the body. This wingspan would capture wind currents to provide lift, while the pilot’s body lying flat would reduce air resistance. Leonardo’s glider design was a testament to his brilliance, displaying an instinctive understanding of flight principles centuries before their formal discovery.

MBB Bo 105 Helicopter

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The Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm Bo 105 is a light, twin-engine, multi-purpose helicopter developed by Bölkow of Ottobrunn, West Germany. It was the first light twin-engine helicopter in the world, and the first rotorcraft that could perform aerobatic maneuvers such as inverted loops. The Bo 105 features a hingeless rotor system, a pioneering innovation in helicopters when it was introduced into service in 1970. Production of the Bo 105 began at the then-recently merged Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB, which is now Airbus).

NASA AR Drone

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Augmented Reality drone with NASA logos.
NASA Aeronautics AR is an augmented reality mobile app designed to educate people about NASA’s X-planes and aviation research programs. The information presented here showcases some of the advancements and far-reaching impact that NASA has on the aviation industry. Using the mobile phone’s camera pointed at a flat surface, this app displays 3D models of current or future NASA research aircraft.

Lunardi Lines Airship

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The Lunardi Lines Airship is a fictional airship featured in Kenneth Oppel’s novel “Airborn.” It serves as a luxury passenger airship in the story, which is set in an alternate history where airships are the primary mode of air transportation.

The Hindenburg LZ-129

LZ 129 Hindenburg was a German rigid airship, the largest ever built, which operated from 1936 until its destruction in a fire during landing on May 6, 1937. It was primarily used for commercial passenger flights and became infamous due to the disaster that resulted in 36 fatalities.

Aero Carriage

Steampunk electromagnetically powered plane.
Deep in the bowels of a long forgotten vault underneath New York City plans were discovered by famed archeologist Alixander Fletcher dating from the 1800s. Rumored to have been designed by Nicola Tesla himself, the plans were for an electromagnetic anti-gravity flying machine.

The Boeing 777, commonly referred to as the Triple Seven, is an American long-range wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The 777 is the world’s largest twinjet and the most-built wide-body airliner. The jetliner was designed to bridge the gap between Boeing’s other wide body airplanes, the twin-engined 767 and quad-engined 747, and to replace aging DC-10 and L-1011 trijets.

Airbus A320

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The Airbus A320 family is a series of narrow-body airliners developed and produced by Airbus. The A320 was launched in March 1984, first flew on 22 February 1987, and was introduced in April 1988 by Air France.[1] The first member of the family was followed by the longer A321 (first delivered in January 1994), the shorter A319 (April 1996), and the even shorter A318 (July 2003). Final assembly takes place in Toulouse in France; Hamburg in Germany; Tianjin in China since 2009; and Mobile, Alabama in the United States since April 2016.

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Avianca Air ATR 72-600

The ATR 72-600 is the market-leading regional aircraft, offering seating up to 78 passengers. Celebrated by the airline and financing community for its unrivalled fuel efficiency and low level of CO2 emissions, it also offers low operating costs to maximise airlines’ profitability and accessibility to the most challenging airfield profiles (extreme temperatures, high altitudes, short, narrow and unpaved runways, steep approach), offering essential connectivity to the most remote communities. Featuring state-of-the-art technology and a spacious cabin, the ATR 72-600 connects people and businesses in a modern, responsible and reliable way.

Beechcraft King Air 200

The Beechcraft Super King Air family is part of a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by Beechcraft. The Model 200 and Model 300 series were originally marketed as the “Super King Air” family; the “Super” designation was dropped in 1996.

Boeing 2707 SST

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The Boeing 2707 was an American supersonic passenger airliner project during the 1960s. After winning a competition for a government-funded contract to build an American supersonic airliner, Boeing began development at its facilities in Seattle, Washington. The design emerged as a large aircraft with seating for 250 to 300 passengers and cruise speeds of approximately Mach 3. It was intended to be much larger and faster than competing supersonic transport (SST) designs such as Concorde.

British Airways
Boeing 747-400

The Boeing 747-400 is a large, long-range wide-body airliner produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, an advanced variant of the initial Boeing 747. The “Advanced Series 300” was announced at the September 1984 Farnborough Airshow, targeting a 10% cost reduction with more efficient engines and 1,000 nautical miles [nmi] (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) of additional range. Northwest Airlines became the first customer with an order for 10 aircraft on October 22, 1985. The first 747-400 was rolled out on January 26, 1988, and made its maiden flight on April 29, 1988. Type certification was received on January 9, 1989, and it entered service with NWA on February 9, 1989.

The Concorde

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Concorde (/ˈkɒŋkɔːrd/) is a retired Anglo-French supersonic airliner jointly developed and manufactured by Sud Aviation (later Aérospatiale) and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC). Studies started in 1954, and France and the UK signed a treaty establishing the development project on 29 November 1962, as the program cost was estimated at £70 million (£1.39 billion in 2021). Construction of the six prototypes began in February 1965, and the first flight took off from Toulouse on 2 March 1969. The market was predicted for 350 aircraft, and the manufacturers received up to 100 option orders from many major airlines. On 9 October 1975, it received its French Certificate of Airworthiness, and from the UK CAA on 5 December.

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Dakota Seulawah RI-001

Dakota RI-001 Seulawah is transport plane which is the first aircraft belonging to Republic of Indonesia. The Dakota type aircraft with wing number RI-001 named Seulawah was purchased from people’s donations Aceh. This Dakota RI-001 Seulawah aircraft is the forerunner to the founding of the first niaga airline, Indonesian Airways. This aircraft grew up in the initial struggle for the formation of the Indonesian state. Airplane Dakota DC-3 The Seulawah has a body length of 19.66 meters and a wing span of 28.96 meters, is powered by two Pratt & Whitney engines weighing 8,030 kg and capable of flying with a maximum speed of 346 km/h.

de Havilland DH-104

The de Havilland DH.104 Dove is a British short-haul airliner developed and manufactured by de Havilland. The design, which was a monoplane successor to the pre-war Dragon Rapide biplane, came about from the Brabazon Committee report whih, amongst other aircraft types, called for a British-designed short-haul feeder for airlines.

Tupolev Tu-134A-3

The Tupolev Tu-134 (NATO reporting name: Crusty) is a twin-engined, narrow-body jet airliner built in the Soviet Union for short and medium-haul routes from 1966 to 1989. The original version featured a glazed-nose design and, like certain other Russian airliners (including its sister model the Tu-154), it can operate from unpaved airfields.

Saunders Roe SR-45
Princess Flying Boat

The Saunders-Roe SR.45 Princess was a British flying boat aircraft developed and built by Saunders-Roe at their Cowes facility on the Isle of Wight. It has the distinction of being the largest all-metal flying boat to have ever been constructed.

Spirit of St. Louis

The Spirit of St. Louis (formally the Ryan NYP, registration: N-X-211) is the custom-built, single-engine, single-seat, high-wing monoplane that was flown by Charles Lindbergh on May 20–21, 1927, on the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight from Long Island, New York, to Paris, France, for which Lindbergh won the $25,000 Orteig Prize.

The Wright Flyer

The Wright Flyer (also known as the Kitty Hawk,[3][4] Flyer I or the 1903 Flyer) made the first sustained flight by a manned heavier-than-air powered and controlled aircraft—an airplane—on December 17, 1903. Invented and flown by brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright, it marked the beginning of the pioneer era of aviation.

Zenith STOL CH-801

The Zenith STOL CH 801 is a four-seat sport STOL aircraft developed by Chris Heintz and available in kit form from the Zenith Aircraft Company. The CH 801 is based on the general design and features of the smaller two-place STOL CH 701 model. It offers a useful load of 1,000 lb (450 kg), which is double the 701’s 500 lb (230 kg). While both aircraft look alike they do not share any common parts.

Zlin Z-37 Čmelák

The Zlin Z-37 Čmelák (Czech: “Bumblebee”), also known as LET Z-37 Čmelák is an agricultural aircraft which was manufactured in Czechoslovakia. It is powered by a Soviet-built Ivchenko reciprocating engine. The aircraft is used mainly as a cropduster.

Yakovlev Yak-130

The Yakovlev Yak-130 is a subsonic two-seat advanced jet trainer and light combat aircraft originally developed by Yakovlev and Aermacchi as the “Yak/AEM-130”. It has also been marketed as a potential light attack aircraft.