This little advisor should make the decision easy for beginners. However, a few general remarks are appropriate:

You don‘t BUY ships, instead you DONATE money for the development of the game. Therefore you get a package of ingame-items. This is legally and morally a difference. Ship packages always contain a hangar and few months of insurance. But there are also starter packages including a game license and some goodies. You should start with such a package. If you sell your ships later, the money is not repaid, but you can use it for other items or packages. Alternatively, you can convert a ship from a package into a better one (paying only the difference), while the rest of the package stays unchanged. Not all ships are known and even the known are still subject to change. This guide will be adapted regularly to new ships and changes. Not every ship can be bought at any time. Some ships are only available on special occasions (e.g. events, introductions oder flight-ready-state). The ships will not become cheaper later, but usually more expensive. When the game is released, all pledges disappear and ships can be bought ingame only.

There is a lot more to say, but we should save this for later. Let‘s start…