Issue with wood structure is its more difficult to get it light AND every part share its design load-welded metal isn't that hard-------and in a plane the stress doesn't change evenly on all parts as the G load goes up-yep, everything effected by same G number but as you move inward from wingtip-------goes from nothing to times G, times G, times G,etc,etc,etc


If you need a test pilot-call me---I stayed at a Holiday Express last night!!!!!!!!!!
(did you all hear about the passengers bitching because they had no heat or towels in the Canadian military barracks at Goose Bay ??????