Model aircraft

Airplane modeling is a hobby that has been around since the 30's.

Usually the person who buys plane models is either a pilot, a former pilot, or a person who once dreamed about being one. However, the hobby isn't limited to those groups of people, and it has been widely popular among kids since its beginning. It is also becoming increasingly popular among women.

Airplane models offer a wide array of products. The collector can choose from plastic military amd commercial helicopters, plastic military and commercial planes, die-cast military and commercial helicopters and planes, and, for the less skilled collector, snap together military and commercial planes, snap models increasingly becoming more and more popular these days because of how easy and fast to built they are.

Plastic model plane manufacturers include Revell, generally recognized as the first manufacturer of plane models, Testors and Hasegawa.

Die-Cast model plane manufacturers include Dyna-Flites (recognized as the first one to built that type of models), Schabak, Gemini Jets and Herpa Wings.

Snap Fit plastic plane models include Wooster, Long Prosper(In South Africa, Long & Prosper), and Flight Miniatures of Cottonwood, Arizona.

Most of the world's airlines have relied on this type of promotion to attract customers, some of the most notable being Delta Airlines, [[Air France], British Airways, Aerolineas Argentinas, Avianca, Aeromexico, Fed Ex, Polar Air Cargo, Air New Zealand, Qantas, China Airlines, South African Airways, Finnair, and Royal Jordanian.

Generally, stores selling these models can be found at most countries around the 6 habitable continents.