He's always happy to talk airplanes and keeps a fresh pot of coffee brewing in the hangar. Single spruce and plywood D-spar structure with fabric covering aft of spar. Ailerons and flaps have welded steel-tube frames and fabric covering. Gross wing area is 95 sq. Front section to back of pilot's cockpit of welded steel tube with sheet aluminum-alloy covering.
Rear section is a wood monocoque.
End of fuselage hinged beneath leading-edge of tailplane for trim. Standard three-control system with stick and rudder pedals. Interconnected flaps and tail trim. Click here to return to the beginning of this article. The material in this publication is for advisory information only and should not be relied upon for navigation, maintenance or flight techniques.