How to Make an Aluminum-Can Jet Airplane

Remove the tops and bottoms of the soup cans and wash them thoroughly.

Connect the cans with the masking tape to make a long tube.

Draw a 5-inch diameter circle on the poster board using the compass and pencil. Cut out the circle with the scissors.

Make a slit from one circle edge to the center of the circle. Slide the edges in to create a cone. Tape the edges closed and tape the cone to one end of the connected soup cans.

Cut three 6-inch long and 3-inch wide triangles from the poster board for wings. Cut off the tips of the long triangle ends.

Cut one matchbox in half, lengthwise to create engines. Tape the engines to the bottom of the center of the wing. Repeat for a second wing and engines.

Tape the wings to the sides of the soup-can tube.

Tape the third triangle to the back of the tube, facing upward.

Paint the entire airplane gray. Paint a window at the front of the cone area. Paint small windows along the sides of the airplane.