Backward Plane - “The Rebel” is here to challenge the norm and make people rethink everything they know about paper planes. 🔄 It may look like it’s breaking all the rules, but that’s exactly the point. Fold it, fly it, and watch everyone’s reaction as it defies expectations with style.

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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 along the shorter edge.
2		Fold the top left corner down forming a diagonal such that the left edge aligns with the bottom crease.
3		Flip the paper such that the previous left fold faces the table on the right.
4		Fold the top right corner down forming a diagonal crease aligning with the fold on the bottom layer.
5		Open up the horizontal crease in the center so that both the diagonal creases in the previous folds show up on top.
6		Pick up the right corner and fold it towards the left such that it forms a vertical crease along the edges of the previous diagonal folds.
7		Open up all the previous folds.
8		Pick up the right edge and fold it so that it aligns with the vertical crease.
9		Using the newly formed vertical edge as a guide, fold it one more time.
10		Fold it in half along the horizontal crease.
11		Push the top right corner down to create a squash fold creating an upward facing triangle as shown.
12		Fold the squares below the triangle creating a diagonal crease forming a diamond.
13		Create a vertical crease in the middle of the diamond and fold it on either sides of the paper.
14		Flip the paper such that the triangular section on the bottom side shows up to the left. Pick the top left corner and make a diagonal fold.
15		Flip the paper.
16		Make a diagonal fold identical to the other side.
17		Insert the corner of the diagonal fold into the top flap.
18		Repeat it on the other side.
19		Fold the wing by picking up the top flap and creating a horizontal crease.
20		Repeat the fold for the wing on the other side.
21		Create a vertical stabilizer by folding a small section at the bottom of the wing.
22		Create an identical fold on the other side.
23		Unfold the wings and setup the stabilizers perpendicular to the wings.

Here is a quick run through of the steps.

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