Once inside just 5 screws and the crate was open!
The plane is held in place by styrofoam with appropriate cutouts, the upper portions needing to be cut for removal. All of the major componants are in protective bags. Not quite the quality of some of the commercially available bags like Wingtote, but they do the job. On the bottom of the box was a plastic bag taped in place with the fixed gear, wheel pants and a few assorted items. No instructions are included with the plane although Sam from Oxai-US sends some helpful hints seperately.