The Tupolev ANT-40, also known by its service name Tupolev SB was a high speed twin-engined three-seat monoplane bomber, first flown in 1934. (source Wikipedia)
to activate the rudder, retract the wheels, rotate the propellers? Modelling and animation are two distinct steps in production of a movie. At the transition from one step to the other you typically decide which part of the model are static and which are dynamic. I dunno why Blender makes this so hard.
"I dunno why Blender makes this so hard." ???
Blender is only a tool. It is not he who makes things difficult or easy. This is all the work of reflection before ! The rule (many forget) is and remains 80% of research and reflection to 20% of actual work.
Example : http://youtu.be/_V6LojOCWmQ
Regards Emmanuel
is it rigged?