"COLIN LAMB" wrote

I have built a number of cedar strip canoes and kayaks, and the process is
simple and beautiful.

The same technique could be use for aircraft. I have taken my canoe
through
rapids, over small water falls and survived collisions with rocks. The
same
technique should work for a lightweight aircraft.

One problem is that for an airplane, there are bunches of point loads, like
the spar, engine, and landing gear. There are also some wicked bending
moments involved. If you canoe breaks, you go swimming. If you airplane
breaks, you......
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Jim in NC