Today's clue:
Looking for the name of a warbird.
1. Small, light, and fast.
2. Crew of one.
3. Came along too late in its war to be used in combat.
4. Made in large part of wood.
5. It did not have ailerons.
6. Only one manned flight of this aircraft in its final form was attempted.
7. That attempt did nor succeed. The aircraft crashed and the pilot was killed.