A traditional aircraft is made of wood and covered with fabric. It has a tailwheel and a control stick. The thrust exceeds drag and lift exceeds gravity. The engine power is optional. Blind flying gadgetry consists of a slip and skid instrument, an altimeter, compass and a functioning timepiece.
A "tin" aeroplane is best described as something resembling a Lockheed Constellation or Beechcraft 18.
Composite aeroplanes are all experimental.
A plastic aeroplane is called an Airfix.