My somewhat hazy memory recalls my Smoothie (bought in '77) had a 53" span (that's why I thought the .40 would be good) and the sheeting went tip to tip, leading edge to spar. The plane Iwas working on had the engine installed inverted. Knowing as little about the plane and its pedigree as Idid back then, it was my intention to alter the tail feathers and canopy and pass it off as a semi-scale spitfire because of the semi-elliptical planform of the wings. (I still think that was a good idea,l actually)
Ilook forward to more from you about this project!
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