You all have to understand how badly/cheaply this ARF is put together. I mean, I only paid like $60 for mine and that was from the LHS. It has foam sheeted wings, and heavy ply for the fuselage. It is sturdy however as I found out. I was flying inverted and was distracted by my grandaughter and it hit the strip at nearly full throttle. The only damage was the wing snapped in half at the joint and the motor ripped out of the mounting rails. Other than that it was undamaged. I retired mine some time ago, but it's still hanging from the ceiling until the wife is ready to learn to fly...probably this summer.