Thanks David. I'm having fun!

I did a few back of the envelope calculations and amended my plans to better reflect what it is I'm building. In particular I was concerned with the wing loading given that I'll have trike retracts and a full radio setup. Also, I'm widening the fuse a little which reduces the effective wing area present for lift.

The good news is that if I manage to keep the weight down, she should be ok (I think ). Even though there's only 40" of wing span, the wing is quite wide compared to many other classic pattern planes. In short, I should have a total of 308 sq. in. of wing area which translates to a wing loading of 15.9 to 18.7 oz./sq. ft. for AUW of 36 to 40 oz., respectively.

If anyone has any magic insight or rule of thumb for the wing loading range aircraft in this size should have, please do chime in. David, I enjoyed reading your SureShark build thread and will get back to you. I noticed that your build came in very light at ~24 oz to yield 14.4 oz./sq. ft! If I can get the Deception to come in at ~36 oz. (~15.9 oz wing loading), I think she might be golden!

David.