"UltraJohn" wrote in message
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An extra oz. here and and extra oz. there and oh yeah this addition would
be
nice! All of a sudden the plane weighs 20% over design empty weight! ;-)
If the plans say taper your probably best tapering.

I agree 100%, John. In my particular case, because of engine selection, the
longerons needed a skosh more thickness. My aero design engineer pal
suggested that the gap fillers would do the job. I still ended up below
average weight for the genre.

Rich S.