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Ladder Type Wing Construction.

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wildun

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Many of these lighter aircraft have wings of ladder type construction and seemingly rely on the fabric covering to take tension loading, - am I right?
I would like to know how safe this is, in comparison to built up wings with proper cantilevered beam construction.
Would it be better for me to look for something like the Legal Eagle type wing, (which obviously takes a lot more work)?

There are a few different models which I looked at, - another being the "Chuckbird" or "Texas Parasol" - but the ladder type wing construction again puts me off!

Talking about the Texas Parasol, there seems to have been a lot of controversy over the construction of some of the parts, - has this finally been resolved?
- I must say though that I do like the fuselage construction on the Chuckbird!

Maybe a Legal Eagle wing and a Chuckbird fuselage?....I wonder .....

Any comments are more than welcome, I need someone to point me in the right direction!
 
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