Ah, the best TOYS I have been given to play with were:
Gnat - Superb fun (when it worked)
Gazelle - Aerial sports car
Squirrel - as good as the Gazelle but more accomplished.
My favourite front line ac:
Fast - Lightning (EEK)
Plodding - C130 Mk1 - 3 (=global party time in the 1970s)
Slow - Sea King 3 (Great to fly, challenging missions)
Had an absolute ball in all of these (and a few others too)