Jill Rosenkrantz wrote: > > Does anyone know of any flybaby's built with full cantilever wings? While > eliminating the > ability for folding wings, it would certainly allow for a cleaner airframe, > no flying wires etc. > While I personally have not seen any, I suspect that somebody has > constructed one this way? Well, there are a couple of "close" candidates. The Warner Revolution is pretty similar to a Fly Baby, but with a steel-tube fuselage. The Druine Turbi was an all-wood French design. A cantilever wing would be heavier, more involved to build, and probably would require a considerable fuselage beefing-up around the wing-attach points. On the plus side, it might reduce drag, but there's only so much that can be done with an open-cockpit airplane. It would let one install a shock-absorbing landing gear, at least. Personally, I *like* the wires. I like the whistle they make. My buddies tell me that when they are working in their hangars, they can tell it's me coming in just from the wires singing. It's nice, too, to have the major structural element right out in the open so that it can be easily inspected. Ron Wanttaja (ikvamar@gte.net)