Airplanes

Airplanes are among my favorite Technic models, and not just because I work with airplanes for a living.  These models all offer something different, and many of them feature quite realistic connections between the control stick and the flight control surfaces.  Until recently there were no jets here, these are all propeller driven aircraft (9394 is the exception).  Two have engines which rotate to point vertically, one has swing wings, and two even have working trailing edge flaps!  42025 is fully motorized and by far the most complicated.  Despite the wide variety of models, it is interesting to note that only a single model has a movable rudder, and that is purely manual.

My favorite was unquestionably 8855 for its realism and size, but that changed when 42025 came out.  8425 is worth mention for a really cool linkage connecting the retractable landing gear and trailing edge flaps.