Technic-style airplane builds: 40 aircraft from 21 countries

Build a Spitfire, an F-16, a Boeing 747, Concorde or a Mi-24 helicopter from compatible Technic-style beams, pins and axles. Each model is inspired by a real aircraft from one of 21 countries, has a free animated step-by-step guide and a printable PDF booklet, and ends with a spinning propeller, rotor or rolling wheels. They are display and play models, not flying replicas.

Start with F-16 Fighting Falcon (United States) for free

Aircraft building guides

Choose a first aircraft, find its balance point, make a propeller spin freely, and run a fair ramp test with your jets and airliners.

Complete MightyCog booklet collection: 136 PDF booklets for $12.99. Instructions only; individual booklets remain free.

Explore the printable pack

Before you start: Start with a jet (about 60 to 70 parts), then try a propeller plane or an airliner (up to 89 parts). Check where the model balances in your hand: that is its centre of gravity.

40 builds, easiest first

  1. ✈️ F-16 Fighting Falcon (United States): A Technic-beam fighter jet with a bubble canopy, swept wings and red, white and blue paint. (level 2 of 5, about 40 minutes, 23 steps)
  2. ✈️ Concorde (United Kingdom): The white supersonic airliner with a slim body, a pointed nose and a graceful triangle wing. (level 2 of 5, about 35 minutes, 22 steps)
  3. 🚁 Mi-24 (Russia): The big Russian "flying tank" helicopter with two bubble cockpits and stubby side wings. (level 2 of 5, about 35 minutes, 23 steps)
  4. ✈️ Rafale (France): A French delta-wing jet with little canard wings by the cockpit and blue, white and red wingtips. (level 2 of 5, about 35 minutes, 22 steps)
  5. ✈️ Gripen (Sweden): A small, nimble Swedish delta jet with canards and blue-and-yellow tips. (level 2 of 5, about 35 minutes, 22 steps)
  6. ✈️ Tejas (India): A light Indian jet with a smooth tailless triangle wing striped saffron, white and green. (level 2 of 5, about 35 minutes, 21 steps)
  7. ✈️ MiG-21 (Russia): The pencil-thin Soviet jet with triangle wings and a nose that looks like a tube. (level 2 of 5, about 35 minutes, 21 steps)
  8. ✈️ Bf 109 (Germany): The narrow German fighter with square wingtips, a yellow nose and a big propeller. (level 2 of 5, about 35 minutes, 22 steps)
  9. ✈️ Eurofighter Typhoon (Germany): A pale grey canard-delta jet with big front canards and black, red and gold stripes. (level 2 of 5, about 40 minutes, 23 steps)
  10. ✈️ Su-27 (Russia): A big Russian fighter with two tail fins, painted in the blue, white and red of the Russian Knights. (level 2 of 5, about 35 minutes, 23 steps)
  11. ✈️ J-10 (China): A Chinese canard-delta jet with a big triangle wing and red-and-yellow trim. (level 2 of 5, about 35 minutes, 22 steps)
  12. 🚁 Dhruv (India): A nimble Indian helicopter in the red and white of the Sarang display team. (level 2 of 5, about 35 minutes, 20 steps)
  13. 🚁 AW101 (Italy): A big three-engine Italian-British helicopter with a long cabin and wide sponsons. (level 2 of 5, about 35 minutes, 21 steps)
  14. ✈️ Fiat G.91 (Italy): The little Italian jet of the Frecce Tricolori, in blue with green, white and red stripes. (level 2 of 5, about 35 minutes, 22 steps)
  15. ✈️ T-50 Golden Eagle (South Korea): A sleek Korean jet trainer in the black, white and yellow of the Black Eagles display team. (level 2 of 5, about 35 minutes, 22 steps)
  16. ✈️ Kfir (Israel): A desert-camouflaged Israeli delta jet with small canards and a long pointy nose. (level 2 of 5, about 35 minutes, 22 steps)
  17. ✈️ Draken (Sweden): The Swedish "dragon" jet with a double-delta wing: a long sharp inner triangle and a wider outer one. (level 2 of 5, about 35 minutes, 21 steps)
  18. ✈️ Hawk (United Kingdom): The bright red jet of the Red Arrows display team, with white and blue stripes. (level 2 of 5, about 35 minutes, 23 steps)
  19. ✈️ T-4 Blue Impulse (Japan): The chubby Japanese jet trainer of the Blue Impulse display team, in blue and white. (level 2 of 5, about 35 minutes, 23 steps)
  20. ✈️ Spitfire (United Kingdom): The famous British fighter with the curvy wings, built from Technic beams and a spinning four-blade propeller. (level 3 of 5, about 40 minutes, 25 steps)
  21. ✈️ Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet (United States): The Queen of the Skies: a Technic-beam jumbo jet with its famous hump, four engines and a tall tail. (level 3 of 5, about 45 minutes, 29 steps)
  22. ✈️ Fokker Dr.I (Germany): The bright red three-winged plane of the "Red Baron" from the First World War. (level 3 of 5, about 40 minutes, 25 steps)
  23. ✈️ Zero (Japan): The long-winged Japanese fighter with a black nose and big red circles on its wings. (level 3 of 5, about 40 minutes, 25 steps)
  24. ✈️ An-225 Mriya (Ukraine): The giant Ukrainian cargo plane with six engines, a high wing and two tail fins. (level 3 of 5, about 40 minutes, 24 steps)
  25. ✈️ SR-71 Blackbird (United States): The long, all-black spy plane with a pointed nose, a huge triangle wing and two tail fins. (level 3 of 5, about 40 minutes, 24 steps)
  26. ✈️ Airbus A380 (France): The biggest passenger plane of all, with two full decks of windows and four big engines. (level 3 of 5, about 45 minutes, 30 steps)
  27. ✈️ Beaver (Canada): The Canadian bush plane with its wing on top, ready to reach lakes and forests far from any road. (level 3 of 5, about 40 minutes, 25 steps)
  28. ✈️ B-2 Spirit (United States): The black American "flying wing" with no tail at all and a zig-zag back edge. (level 3 of 5, about 40 minutes, 25 steps)
  29. ✈️ P-51 Mustang (United States): The shiny silver American fighter with a big four-blade propeller and a bubble canopy. (level 3 of 5, about 40 minutes, 25 steps)
  30. ✈️ Sopwith Camel (United Kingdom): The famous British First World War biplane, with two wings stacked one above the other. (level 3 of 5, about 40 minutes, 25 steps)
  31. ✈️ Embraer E-Jet (Brazil): A slim Brazilian airliner with two engines under its wings and a tall swept tail. (level 3 of 5, about 45 minutes, 29 steps)
  32. ✈️ Super Tucano (Brazil): A Brazilian turboprop with a long nose, a two-seat canopy and a fast four-blade propeller. (level 3 of 5, about 40 minutes, 23 steps)
  33. ✈️ Boomerang (Australia): A short, tough little Australian fighter in green and brown camouflage. (level 3 of 5, about 40 minutes, 22 steps)
  34. ✈️ C-212 Aviocar (Spain): A boxy Spanish transport plane with a high straight wing and two propellers. (level 3 of 5, about 45 minutes, 27 steps)
  35. ✈️ PC-12 (Switzerland): A white-and-red Swiss single-engine plane with long straight wings and a busy four-blade propeller. (level 3 of 5, about 40 minutes, 25 steps)
  36. ✈️ Fokker F27 Friendship (Netherlands): A Dutch high-wing airliner with two propeller engines and big round windows. (level 3 of 5, about 45 minutes, 27 steps)
  37. ✈️ M-18 Dromader (Poland): A big, bright yellow Polish crop-dusting and firefighting plane with long wings. (level 3 of 5, about 40 minutes, 25 steps)
  38. ✈️ Vinka (Finland): A small Finnish trainer plane in white with blue stripes, like the flag of Finland. (level 3 of 5, about 40 minutes, 23 steps)
  39. ✈️ Spirit of St. Louis (United States): The silver high-wing plane that flew across the Atlantic alone in 1927, with no front window at all. (level 3 of 5, about 45 minutes, 26 steps)
  40. ✈️ Blériot XI (France): The wood-and-cloth monoplane that first flew across the English Channel in 1909. (level 3 of 5, about 40 minutes, 24 steps)

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