Hey all you fly by wire guys--I have invovled in RC for about 14 years and have built kits, arfs and even scratch built a couple of planes with various degrees of success. I got into RC after my son, then about 12, and I started flying a little Skyray in our cul de sac. It's funny how the mail boxes seemed to walk closer. Anyway, we went to buy a larger CL kit and got talked into an RC trainer instead. Now, after several years, I was at a local club for a War Bird Fly and there were a couple of guys flying CL models, and were having a blast.

I would like to build something with a built-up wing that would fly on one of the following engines (all RC):
AP Hornet .09
OS LA .15
Norvel .25
K&B .35

What airfoil would you recomend? Chord? Using Profili, I can draw rib templates for just about anything. I would prefer a constant chord as this would be an experiment/training build.

I would gues CG to be about 25-30% of MAC.

I am also planning a profile fuse. How long? If I used 3/8" square sticks for basic framework, would that be too heavy? (I am picturing a profile fun fly type fuse.)

Can CA hinges be used, or is fabric the best way?

Can I use an RC fuel tank with a clunk?

I have read that 50lb test stainless steel lines are recommended for most applications. Would planes as described above be too small?

How long are the lines?

Any suggestions, do's/don'ts are appreciated.

I'm really pumped about this and will try and post pics if I can get started on something.

Thanks--

Greg