Aeronaut

Aero-naut (also styled aero~naut) is a German model making company based in Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg. It traces its roots to 1922, when master carpenter Alois Eggenweiler founded a one-man furniture joinery in Urach at the foot of the Swabian Alb during the German inflation period; the business relocated to a larger workshop in Reutlingen in 1924, where it unintentionally began producing model-making parts alongside furniture components. Over subsequent decades, under Alois's son Adalbert, the model division expanded rapidly, adding kits, wood strips, plywood cut parts, imported balsa wood, and ship fittings, eventually leading the company to adopt the name AERO-NAUT (combining "aero" for air and "naut" for water) to reflect its dual focus on aircraft and ship model kits. Today aero-naut is recognized as one of Germany's leading manufacturers in RC model making and architectural model making, known for both radio-controlled aircraft kits (gliders, electric and motor planes, jets) and a substantial range of wooden and plastic-hull ship models, including sailing boats, yachts, tugs, trawlers, racing boats, classic steamers, and RC-capable warships in scales commonly around 1:20 to 1:33.

Its kits are noted for precise laser-cut wood parts, detailed fittings, and accessories such as motors, electronics, and hardware, and are sold worldwide primarily through specialty hobby retailers.