The fuselage of the Super Bandit is the same length as the heritage Bandit. I assume that the heritage Bandit is what you mean when you say "composite".
As I recall, since I don't have a heritage version in the shop, the fuselage is from totally new tooling, and is very slightly larger in cross section. There is more interior volume allowing easier equipment installation.
I measured it when I got the Super version a few years ago, and as I recall, it is about 9% larger (cross section/volume) than the heritage bird.
The canopy and power systems hatches are not "alternate and interchangeable" with the original, either. The fuselage is wider at the wing root, and won't fit in the mounts in my jetcase the same as the heritage version. It is around one inch wider at the root.
The horizontal stabilizer incedence angle has been recalculated,in the new tooling, and the mounting location on the fuselage side fits correctly and looks much better now. The stabilizer attachment has been revisited and redesigned.
The Super Bandit and it's Balsa brethern are a general clean-up of the original design, and are a better airplane all around. There is an improvement change in the wing bolt frame. No more 10-32 nuts to aeropoxy to the forward side of the frame. There is a machined aluminum flanged and threaded bushing that replaces the nuts. You will find this same part in other BVM Jets, like the F-100's.
The aileron, elevator and rudder hinging is totally different in the composite version too. It is quite an improvement. The balsa Super Bandit retains the same hinging as the earlier composite and balsa versions.


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