Complex sentence: George Ricard designed a wooden, single seat, mid-wing cantilever monoplane which, though intended for competition, had the comparatively short span of 14.35 m (47 ft 1 in).
Split into simpler sentences: George Ricard designed a wooden, single seat, mid-wing cantilever monoplane. Though intended for competition, it had the comparatively short span of 14.35 m (47 ft 1 in).