RE: 1st electric plane...
I think it looks nearly identical to the megatech airstrike (aka the "groundstrike"). I second Crashem's recommendation of the GWS line of kits; it's what got me started when I came back into the hobby several years ago. If money is an issue and you really need an "everything in one box" solution, check out the parkzone Slo-V. I recently bought one of their other offerings and I'm very pleased with it. The Slo-V is very similar to the GWS slow stick as recommended by crashem.