Here is an LT 40 knock off Simple Scratch Trainer:
This was built with two pieces of door molding as the main fuse. A firewall of plywood fastened with tristock and fiberglass. tail is conventional balsa square stick and monokote. cabin is 1/4 balsa with tristock corners. ( the tristock extends to the bottom of the main rails and the "box" is NOT glued until the end to allow for balencing)
Wing is 4 mil coro sign(bottom) and 2 mil coro (top) with yard stick and 1/2" foam spar (or yardstick only as per the SPADET).
Arrow shaft push rods and recycled landing gear and wheels. (note the landing gear mounting) It flys even slower than my LT 40 as the wing span is equal but this has airfoil all the way out to where the conventional tips end. It is built over LT 40 plans for moments, engine angle, etc.
You may recognize the fuse style is very similar to a Balsa USA stick. Extremely easy to set up and repair.

works but UGLY

HEY you callin' my plane ugly?[sm=punching.gif]

Get in line [sm=biggrin.gif] Its a lonnnnngggg line though!

You should see this thing fly it is very graceful and smooth even with a rank beginner.

ok maybe I should have said beauty deprived.

OR beauty challanged.

Nice scratch build... looks like a floater.

Bet it has a great personality.

somegeek

Naaawww BUTT UGLY is fairly accurate. It does serve its purpose well and is a QUICK BUILD. very NEWBIE FREINDLY. I built for my brother in law and his daughters. It has been easy to fix adjust etc.
yup it floats but does nice rolls as well. with rudder and ailerons it is even fairly axial in a roll.

could this be the trainer of the future?How durable is it?low maintenace easy to adjust ,great flight characteristics with durability ie what beginners need not planes that look scale.