"Lou" wrote:

I have just started to assemble my wings on my all wood aircraft. There
is a box spar in the front and a 3/4" thick spar in the back. Although
this will no dought hold together, it only calls for 1 diagnal brace on
each wing. I glued temperary
diagnal braces on the inside to hold while I start to cover. This has
added an extreme amount of strength. Now that I've led to the big
question. Since this will add only 1lbs to the airframe, does anyone
think it would be a good idea to keep the extra bracing? Or make the
frame too stiff?
Lou

While the added stiffness may initially sound appealing, what you are
doing is taking stresses that the designer planned to be absorbed in
the flexing of the wing and transferring them all to the attachment
between the wing and the fuse. Doesn't sound like a good idea.


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