First Glider

Mark James Boyd wrote:
Stay away from wood. There's a reason it is uncommon
in current aircraft manufacturing.

Yes there is......it's is more difficult to build compound shapes from wood,
more expensive to repeatedly make the same parts from wood when in composite
structures you simply need a mold, some cloth and a bucket of resin to
duplicate each part. Much of the same applies to metal aircraft and that's
why so many new designs, especially from smaller manufacturers choose
composites as well. That is not necessarily a reason to stay away from an
aircraft that was, already painstakingly constructed of wood, are still
airworthy and will be for years to come. You may even find many of your
recent composite aircraft STILL have some wood used in areas as the core for
some bulkheads etc...doesn't mean these should be condemned as well.
tim