Veco Sioux
Yes it is - to get the weight down for electric flight I redesigned the fuselage from the outline in. Doc Mathews' plans call for a lite ply fuse - as you can see I did the whole thing in 1/4 balsa. I had some glueing problems with the framework due to the tension on the uprights from the swayback of the upper and lower longerons.
From the wing forward is inset 1/8 balsa around the framework.
I also changed the nose to hide the electric motor and it looks a little different from the orginal. There is a hatch on the bottom behind the landing gear to get to the battery.
I also put a flat section in the middle of the wing simple because I prefer the looks of it. That stretched the wingspan to about 64".
I've completed the covering and am in the process of final assembly. Hopefully first flight sometime this week. I post pix of it when its done.
Ron