if your looking for a small plane, consider the SPAD dogfighter. its a .25 size, a 48" w.s. you dont have to worry about holes in the covering, there isnt any covering, they fly very well in wind and cheap to build, about 15 bucks for the airframe. easy to store because there not fragile. landing gear can be added
www.spadtothebone.com free planes classics.25 size-dogfighter