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model aircraft

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An aircraft made to a smaller scale, either as a static (non-flying) model, or built to fly with the aid of an engine or electric motor, and controlled by radio from the ground. (This entry is a translation hub.)

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Across languages

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21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: авіямадэ́ль (avijamadélʹ) — aircraft made to a smaller scale
  • Bulgarian: авиомоде́л (aviomodél) — aircraft made to a smaller scale
  • Chinese Mandarin: 飛機模型 /飞机模型 (fēijī móxíng) — aircraft made to a smaller scale
  • Danish: modelfly — aircraft made to a smaller scale
  • Finnish: pienoismalli — aircraft made to a smaller scale
  • Finnish: lentokoneen pienoismalli — aircraft made to a smaller scale
  • Finnish: lennokki — aircraft made to a smaller scale
  • French: aéromodèle — aircraft made to a smaller scale
  • German: Modellflugzeug — aircraft made to a smaller scale
  • Hungarian: repülőmodell — aircraft made to a smaller scale
  • Hungarian: modellrepülő — aircraft made to a smaller scale
  • Italian: aeromodello — aircraft made to a smaller scale
  • Norwegian Bokmål: modellfly — aircraft made to a smaller scale
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: modellfly — aircraft made to a smaller scale
  • Portuguese: aeromodelo — aircraft made to a smaller scale
  • Russian: авиамоде́ль (aviamodɛ́lʹ) — aircraft made to a smaller scale
  • Spanish: aeromodelo — aircraft made to a smaller scale
  • Swedish: modellflyg — aircraft made to a smaller scale
  • Swedish: modellflygplan — aircraft made to a smaller scale
  • Swedish: modellplan — aircraft made to a smaller scale
  • Ukrainian: авіамоде́ль (aviamodélʹ) — aircraft made to a smaller scale