RE: Smaller plane
I'm finishing a house of balsa chea pass right now. Sells for 39 bucks on Tower hobbies, and the whole kit can be framed and ready for covering in less than three hours! Go to tower hobbies and search for chea pass. You'll like it. Takes a 10 to 15 sized glow engine. I got the os .15 la for fifty bucks. My brother already has one, and says it flies real nice. Basic stick design, but made from balsa and runs on glow, or you could convert it to electric pretty easy!