I threw together this little flyer in Wings3D in about 20 minutes just prcticing a few commands. The plane is made entirely from a single sphere. If you haven't tried wings yet I recommend it. It gets easier and easier to use and I can model some things quite quickly that would take me much longer with booleans. I was also particularly pleased with the ground plane here. The photo was apparently large enough to not show tiling too badly on an infinite plane. I may still have the link to the photo, an internet freebie, or if anyone would like it I can just email it along. Enjoy.