Something you might remember from childhood is cheap balsa wood plane kits. You would carefully assemble them — no glue needed — and they would actually fly. The fancy ones had a red plastic propeller and were powered by an elastic band. I just happened to think of them, and went and looked, and it turns out that the company that makes them is celebrating its 100th anniversary.
https://www.guillow.com/product-category/flying-toys/
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