SkyTwin | miniMINT | Science Kit

A twin-engine aeroplane that taxis across the table under its own power. The SkyTwin is a miniMINT kit from fischertechnik: wooden parts and two small motors that show how propulsion and mechanics work together to make something move.

Children build it step by step from the digital instructions, without glue, and then set it gliding along a smooth surface. It does not take off, but watching both motors drive it forward is a clear picture of how power gets from an engine to the ground.

There is real learning in it, about motors, power transmission and the basics of aviation, alongside the concentration and dexterity the build asks for. The wooden fuselage can be painted afterwards in any livery its pilot chooses.

Suitable from 8 years. Takes two AA batteries, not included. A good present for a child who looks up every time a plane goes over.