I agree brad, something like this would have never happened if the plane was glued together well. I sure wish the ARF suppliers would start using CA or good wood glue and use epoxy where it's needed... like gear plates and fire wall's. This crap hot glue is marginal at best... when you hardly use any hot glue it just don't work at all. When I slap together a new ARF I wick thin CA everywhere I can and fuel proof everything with epoxy... I also add some tri stock in key areas if needed when fuel proofing to beef up weak spots... yeah it adds a few ounces... so what. This practice may be what made my funtana 90 survive the harrier landings.

John