Bob,

I posted on another forum the good success I have had with a straight planform, S8036 wing with an aspect ratio of 6. I have never had an airplane with such broad performance envelope, from full out high speed power dives to really slow landings. This airplane has D-tube construction to 33%, 2.5" rib spacing and cap strips. Covered with silkspan (nitrate followed by butyrate), it has almost imperceptable sagging.

Now, the wing loading is low, (18 ozs) and I put in a fair bit of washout, but I really think the airfoil is, as the man says, bulletproof.

I am 3/4 finished my scratch-built Mossie, which has a severe taper (>2:1) and an AR slightly less than 6. I am using the 8036. This wing is fully sheeted. It is 54".

Lou