The "offend" comment was not intended to be taken seriously.

Let me be totally honest with you. When Jeff first included you, I told him that I didn't think you had contributed enough to be included. Then I reviewed all the posts from everybody during that period, including yours...and realized you did indeed contribute several meaningful, pivotal posts that contributed to the effort...(BTW the ones I had in mind had nothing to do with the ailerons, which in the end were made from solid pieces anyway.

I honestly feel that this was a very fortunate international team that came together at just the right time. Without all of you, this project either couldn't have been done at all, or would have taken much longer, or would not have resulted in a product as faithful to the original Simla as the prototypes are. It is not an easy matter, (despite what Cees says), to accurately reconstruct a 45 year old model from a handful of photos and have it anywhere near accurate. In fact, the success of this whole project hinged on the existance of a SINGLE picture, (see attached). Without that picture, the entire plane would have been guesswork.

I see a couple places on the prototype plans where further improvements are needed, but overall, I think the plane is a relatively accurate representation of Ed's original thanks to EVERYONE who contributed. Thanks again to all of you.

Duane