The best reason I can think of Dean is that by doing it that way the builder would be able to go with one piece laminated spars and eliminate the WAF's altogether. Wings would attach inside fuselage area via aluminum spreader at front and rear spar areas of wing. This arrangement would only require four bolts and would greatly reduce drag at the current WAF area. Yes this area is covered with whatever material the owner/builder chooses prior to flight but must be removed each time the aircraft is transported. >From what I have been able to glean from past digest articles, the wing attachment with present design is rather time consuming, time that I for one would rather enjoy flying. Also the one piece wing would allow the usage of larger flaps without complicated rigging. My opinion anyway but as the old saying goes opinions are like anal orifices, everyone has one. Worth discussion though as I have seen how much work other builders have expended getting the performance they want in their particular machines. I recently had the chance to visit the shop of a builder and saw first hand how simple this setup was, and on a full scale Spitfire project no less. Doug
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dean Cooper Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 2:34 PM To: KRnet Subject: Re: KR> of wings, stubs, and attachments The Midget Mustang is is like this (with the gear attached to removeable wings). The biggest problem is the wing attached fittings are so big and heavy Dean Cooper Jacksonville, FL
