I am working on an almost All American Jr..  I am making it as a profile.  I found the thread on the problems withthis design on take off but I still like the airplane.  Would engine offset help keep the inboard wing up on take off? 
i wanted to do it as a profile first to simplify the build in case I can't keep it out of the ground.  I didn't want to add weight to the outboard wing and am looking for a way to keep the wing up.
The weigh span is 26" ,14" inboard and 12" outboard and 5-1/2" chord

The dimensions given work out to about 117 sq. in. max, seems a little small.  Bumping it up 10% or so, to say 30" span, 6" chord, gets you a much more stunt-able 180 sq. in.

I would definitely use tip weight to counter the added inboard weight (leadouts, etc.).  Wouldn't take much, but makes a big difference. Also 5 d. or so engine offset would be good.

Just my observations. the All-American presents a unique look; a good choice.

Thank you all for your input.  I will just put in the wing weight.   I think that the wing offset is part on the designs charm.  To change it would be like having a ringmaster with a square elevator.  If I can fly the profile I can invest the time to build to full body ship.  I don't fly that well and would hate to stuff it after ail the work.  The profile will be a quicker build and faster.

The rag is not part of the plane, but I wouldn't care to try that in competition.  You might get DQ'ed for dropping parts.

I thought I should show how far this project has come.  I had pictures of the All American Jr. in the camera for a week now  I am now starting the color blue wings white fuse & red trim.
Thanks again for all your input and I will put out a finished photo

Bob

I expect that Bob is trying to replicate the 3-view of the original.  As such, of course the dimensions are way off base by modern thinking.  At the time, line tension was the big bugaboo.  Palmer's differential flaps, the extreme engine offsets and rudder deflections were symptoms of this miasma.  We have since learned that minimum drag to maintain speed, coupled with the correct lift on each wing yields a plane that will turn without staggering in one mode or another.

All that in consideration, if you want an authentic OT model, you buy into with all the wrinkles, warts and crotchiness of the original, or go fly something else.  For example, scale down an Impact, Vector, or other modern ship and be done with it.  Anyone can "improve" the old designs, but what is the point?

That is what OT and Leprechuan are all about, nostalgia!

The original plans I started with was a full fuse design.  L just cut corners to save time to see how the design will fly for me.  If all goes well I will then build the full fuse design