I just had one briefly.... it was glorious for 1 - 20 sec flight!!
(<------- see avitar)
You will need :
8 - high torque high speed servos (I used Hitec 5945's.)
You will need at least 1- 4800 lit ion pack for the receiver with a reg :
and 1 - 2400 lit ion pack with reg for the ignition.
Or replace both lit ions with NIMH packs.
I used a power expander, but thats optional.
If you don't use Hitec programmable servos, you will need a few match boxes for the wing servos....
And with a plane of this size, I would highly suggest a good kill switch/ign kill.
Smart fly makes a great one.
This plane looks killer when finished...
I miss mine badly.