I have several of these and they are a kick in the pants to fly I have a fa 18 that takes a 91 fully operational landing gear struts but stationary on the fuse its about 6.5 feet long and looks just like a real jet in the air I have a scratch built f 84 interceptor and it too looks like the real deal the old f4 phantom from great planes is a good bet for your need they stopped making the kit a while back but Im sure you can find one on craigslist, I think the f14 also a top flight kit is also a good bet let me know what you get and I will try to help you as I can Rickey in Denver