Dan wrote in news:6918a068-5cd9-48a1-8389-9ab6c4c7c208
@t54g2000hsg.googlegroups.com:



Wood components scare away folks and help keep the prices down
(Bellanca Viking), but the same people will sleep for years under #2
yellow pine and staple trusses.

Oh well.

Nice... radials sure are purdy. And most airplanes of that era were
not afraid to show off the engines -- just like motorcycles.

I'm surprised more LSAs are not going to the tube and fabric way.
Might help get the price down under 100k.

Some are and Steel tube is a good way to build an airplane.Very safe
The problem with old wooden wings is twofold. Glues that encouraged various
organisms to grow and moisture getting trapped in the structure. Bellancas
are pretty straightforward from what I understand. At least compared to
some really scary structures like the Cessna Bobcat or a Fairchild PT-19.
Wood spars OTOH, are a good thing pretty much no matter where they are.

Bertie