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PHOTOGRAPHY: SCOTT COPELAND


Fulton Hungerford’s Loening amphibian was the original inspiration for the sliced rib technique (above). The wing root of a Stinson L-1 in the restoration shop at the Fantasy of Flight Museum (at right) shows the built-up ribs used to keep the structure strong and light.


Bare bones of a Taylor E-2 Cubwith a 6-foot wingspan for electric power with geared Astro 15 (above left). The Randy Randolph-designed Bee-


Tween uses a semi-symmetrical airfoil but was easily adapted to the sliced rib technique (above right).


Lighter flies better! Stack of 30 wing ribs (at left) weighs 1 Cub(above) weighs only 4.5 ounces at this stage of construction.


⁄2 FLYING MODELS


ounce. The six-foot wing from the E-2 45


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