alright then. ive got a spare st g51 and servos sitting around and a stack of 3mm corflute here. im loking for what would be a good first spad to build. requirements are that it 1) must be grossly over powered by a 40 size motor, 2) be able to use 3mm corro all round, 3) does NOT use square gutter pipe, it is impossible to source here and ive tried. 4) minimal to no outlay for materials, a few bucks here and there is fine, dont want to go have to buy like $15 or $20 for one part of the project. ive looked through all the spad to the bone and cant decide on one plane to make. the rail plains like the qhor etc look lik ethey would fit but not sure. also what is a possible alternative to the yardstick as a spar? and cheap glues that can be used? anything other than ca or hot melt glue? oh and being able to have an uc of any sort will be good. any help will be greatly apprecited.

Just pick your plane, and fold up the fuse out of coro and use a bulkhead or three. PU glue with a woodpecker tool and or heavy duty staples work. Didn't I just read this somewhere else?

Hi SCRUBMONKEY
I built many SPAD planes without using the downspout square tubes you mentioned. I used aluminum sections for the fuselage, such as angles, channels, and square tubing. Our building supply stores, such as Lowe's sell them; the wall thicknesss is usually 1/16th inch. I flew Pusher Canard models with a 1" square aluminum fuselage for maybe 8 years. The photo below my name shows one of my Pusher Canards.

Pick one!

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