The Rebell was designed by Gerhard Blessing[1] as a self-launching glider suitable for amateur builders, even those working in confined workspaces.
[2][3] The Rebell had low-mid set wings built around a single wooden spar and wood covered.
The Rebell had a recessed monowheel undercarriage assisted by a tailwheel and two stabilizing wheels mounted at the extreme inner wing panels.
In 1974 the Hirth company went into liquidation and an alternative engine was needed; in the Summer of 1975 the Rebell prototype was flying with a modified Volkswagen motor.
The fuselage, its wooden covering replaced with Dacron, became deeper behind the cockpit and no longer a boom; the dorsal fillet was removed.