I have two Fancherized Twisters under construction. (Boy, am I glad to be done cutting the ribs and half ribs.) Before I get any further on the wings I want to decide what I am going to cover them with.
Since these planes are going to be used as advanced trainers they might not last very long. That being the case, I don't want to spend the time and money necessary to cover the wings with silkspan or polyester tissue or anything else that requires a dope finish. In short, I want to use iron-on film. But, I know that iron-on film does not give a wing as much torsional strength as silkspan and dope, hence my questions.
1. If iron-on film is used - - which I am used to doing - - and is properly applied will the wing be sufficiently stiff for my purposes?
2. If the answer to "1" is no, would adding diagonal partial ribs from the spars to the trailing edge, thus creating something of a Warren truss behind the spars, add enough additional rigidity to be worth the trouble?
3. If the answers to "1" and "2" are both no, would I ruin an otherwise pretty good wing by using 1/20 or 1/16 over the stock structure to create a C or D tube structure, doing which would, of course, add a tenth or an eighth of an inch to the thickness of the airfoil?
Thanks in advance for your thoughts, comments, and suggestions.