model airplanes

Scaled-down flying replicas

Model airplanes are miniature replicas of aircraft, built for display, competition, or recreation.

Some are static scale models assembled from kits; others are functional craft that actually fly—powered by rubber bands, small engines, or electric motors and controlled remotely or by free flight.

Building model airplanes is a classic hobby: He spent weekends in the garage working on his model airplanes.

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glue · hobby · hobby shop · kit · building instructions · remote control · fuselage · hangar · landing gear · flying · RC · scale · miniature · aerodynamics · test flight · diorama · paint · decals

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Opposites
scale/size

model airplanesmilitary aircraft

Armed forces' aerial vehicles

Boeing 747 · jumbo jets · fighter jets · cargo planes · private jets

purpose/function

model airplanescommercial fleet

Business-owned vehicle collection

hobby context

model airplanesflight training

Education for aspiring pilots

model trains · model cars · action figures · stamp collecting · coin collecting

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G