Hi JSchram,
I have a Boomerang XL airframe in Thunderbird colors available. It has never been banged up. I flew it with an AMT mercury and a Kingtech 170. It is a good first jet. It is big, forgiving, and will accept a wide range of engines. You can research the plane, there are a lot of them out there.I don't know where you are in Illinois but I am in Willow Springs, about 10 minutes from Midway airport.
Joe Felonk