10 stealthy steps to make the perfect paper plane

IT has the angular appearance of a stealth bomber — and in its own way represents the state of art in aeronautical engineering.

But the new aircraft will not be carrying out raids on Iraq. Its only flights are likely to be across the desks of a school classroom or office.

For the futuristic delta-winged craft is said to be the perfect paper plane and instructions on how to construct it in 10 simple stages were published online yesterday by the Institute of Physics.