RE: wing area
Libby turns one this month - she is still a bundle of energy.
I have been flying a lot of FOAMIE stuff recently-and at 4 oz ft wing loading - a lot of the theory of "wings " seems quite unrelated.
these very low aspect ratio setups typically have the cg at about /3 the chord
I picked a stubby elliptical planform on this setup simply cn't be made to "snap out at high g's
but the durn thing will snap on a full deflection of all surfaces
These things should be "required flying" for anyone who believes that the simple flat plate is not a good wing.
At this point in time - I firmly believe that a very thin flat plate - if it was capable of resisting any twist - yet was able to flex slightly spanwise under airloads-
would prove to be a superior wing for any small model - provide the wing loading was low enough