The Effortless Ace is all about understated brilliance. 🃏 Its streamlined design makes it feel like the paper already knows how to fold itself into perfection. This is the plane for when you want to impress with minimal fuss—just a few folds, and you’re good to go. It’s simple, effective, and guaranteed to make you look like a pro.

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And here are the detailed, step-by-step instructions. Feel free to refer to the video when it gets harder to follow along. Click on the image thumbnail to see a higher resolution image.

Step	Image	Instruction
0		Start with a rectangular piece of paper.
1		Fold it in half along the longer edge.
2		Unfold.
3		Fold it in half along the shorter edge.
4		Unfold.
5		Pick up the left edge and make a fold such that the edge aligns with the central crease.
6		Pick up the new formed left edge and make a fold such that the edge aligns with the central crease again.
7		Unfold the last two folds.
8		Pick up the left edge and fold it following the first crease on the left side.
9		Pick up the top left corner and make a diagonal fold such that the corner touches the intersection of the horizontal and vertical central creases.
10		Repeat the fold for the bottom left corner.
11		Undo the last three folds.
12		Pick up the top left corner and make a diagonal fold such that the edge aligns with the already created diagonal crease.
13		Repeat the fold for the bottom left corner.
14		Fold the new top left edge again along the existing crease. Repeat the step for the bottom left edge as well.
15		Pick up the new formed pointed corner on the left and make a fold such that the corner touches the point of intersection of the previous two folds.
16		Unfold the previous fold.
17		Pick up the paper and fold it backwards along the central horizontal crease.
18		Push the pointy corner on the left inward creating a diamond. Use the crease we create two steps back as a guide.
19		Fold the top flap of the diamond down making it look like a downward facing triangle.
20		Make a fold such that the triangle is equally split on either sides.
21		Fold the wing by picking up the top flap and folding it down. Start the fold at the point where the contours transition from vertical to diagonal.
22		Flip the paper and fold the other wing.
23		Create a fold 1cm in width at the end of the wing tip which will serve as a stabilizer during flight. Make sure the fold creates a crease parallel to the one created by the wing.
24		Repeat the stabilizer fold on the other side.
25		Open up the wings such that they form a continuous plane and the stabilizers such that they are perpendicular to the wings.