Fighter jet builds: F-16, Rafale, Gripen, SR-71 and more

Swept wings, delta wings, canards and twin tails: these Technic-style jet models are inspired by fighters, trainers and record-breaking military jets. Each one has a free animated guide, wheels that roll when you push it to taxi, and a printable booklet.

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: Line up two jets side by side and compare their wings from above: a delta is one big triangle, a canard adds small wings near the nose.

16 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. ✈️ 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)
  3. ✈️ Gripen (Sweden): A small, nimble Swedish delta jet with canards and blue-and-yellow tips. (level 2 of 5, about 35 minutes, 22 steps)
  4. ✈️ 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)
  5. ✈️ 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)
  6. ✈️ 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)
  7. ✈️ 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)
  8. ✈️ 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)
  9. ✈️ 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)
  10. ✈️ 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)
  11. ✈️ 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)
  12. ✈️ 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)
  13. ✈️ 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)
  14. ✈️ 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)
  15. ✈️ 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)
  16. ✈️ 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)

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