I have a balsa plane ready to build but what glue should i use and how much glue will i use???
I have a pva wood glue which is very strong but i dont know how long it would put up with the stress.
It is a greatplane supersporster 40 and which brand of glue is reliable??

Thanks

A lot of people use CA or Cyanoacrylate glue which is the same thing as super glue. All you need is a thin line or a couple dabs here and there depending on what part you are gluing and it should be stuck well. Plain old wood glue also works well for building balsa kits it just takes a lot longer to setup where as CA glue sets up almost instantly.

It's not a big plane and would need about two ounces of thin CA and a bit of epoxy. Good old wood glue is a choice of many builders instead of the CA. I use CA on tight fitting joints of balsa and epoxy on the hardwood surfaces. CA doesn't hold hard wood very well and you want to use epoxy on the fire wall and any other high stress areas.
Great choice of plane too. I used it when I was teaching people how to build but started using the 4* 60. I'm going back to the SS again on the next build. It's a bit harder build but it's a better flying plane, not easier flying but a better plane for people wanting to learn stunt flying.

I"M BLIND!

For the OP. When posting, caps are used for a statement or yelling, your just a bit over caps and the color required sun glasses. Normal letters and size is just fine to use. Most of us can see them well enough. I do have a friend I email to and his eye site is very bad so I use large colored letters for him, not that color but I think I will give it a try!!

Yellow carpenter's glue works fine and cleans up with water while wet. Sometimes I thin it with water (a drop or two in a small puddle) for hard balsa and ply so it absorbs better.  No irratation like CA and it is cost effective.

I just bought some Tower Hobbies CA in thick, medium and thin so I will let you know how I go with my LT-40 but you will probably finish before I start mine.  I'm hoping to get started later this week or next but will see what happens???  I just couldn't justify spending 3x that on "name brand" glues.  Hopefully I don't end up regretting it though as I watch my plane break up in the air!

Ca is CA, I have the little tubes I buy at the dollar store in my flight box and it works as well as any of the others. I buy brand X in 8 oz bottles at Hobby People and even at the wood workers Emporium. Never found any difference from brand to brand. None of my panes have ever fallen apart. I build so much I just keep refilling an old 2 oz bottle from the 8oz. I really like the wood glue sold by GP. Not sure who makes it but it really has a long shelf life. I bought it years ago and it's still fresh.

I have a pint of Elmer's yellow from may 1998.

I too am a bit new and curious about the use of ashesives in RC Plane Kit building. I was referred to
http://www.airfieldmodels.com/inform.../adhesives.htm

This is by far the most comprehensive kit building site I have found. Great information with lots of how to's and pictures

Carpenters glue is recommended for much of kit construction. Check out Titebond II Premium Wood Glue.

thanks for the site thats what ill be following <span style="font-size: medium">:</span>L

That is a good site, it's in my favorites on my puter and has a lot of good information.
I use pretty much all the glues you will read about but I think about what it is I'm going to glue before I reach for the bottle. I have gotten a lot of warpage trying to glue too big of areas with wood glue, areas like fuselage doublers. It could be me trying to use too much glue but it does happen. I have a reaction from CAs so I watch how much of it I use, my wife can always tell when I'm sheeting a plane but I like CA for sheeting and use it. The orderless CAs are easier on me but no mater what type I use I always try to get as much fresh air in the shop as I can. All the glues are good but they all have there place and use.
Good luck on your build!!!

I use different types of adhesives for different jobs. I've been building for most of my 67 years and RC since 1979. I use CA just for tacking....especially for wing ribs and as Gray Beard said use epoxy for firewalls and landing gear mounts but my favorite is Titebond carpenter's glue. It is very strong and sands well. Of course it takes a bit to dry but if you are building a kit then you are enjoying the leisurely part of this hobby and in my opinion Titebond is a superior adhesive. As someone mentioned earlier CA does not work the best with hardwoods so Titebond (aka aliphatic resin) is better there too. Hope that helps.
Andy

FWIW

I've always used CA and epoxy with good results. I'm gonna try wood glue primarily on the next build. CA is great for fast building, but if misplaced, as thin can get, it can't be sanded. I end up coating my fingers, too. The thicker CAs can be controlled more.

peace