Hey Dennis!!!
You have it right, the design and wing (Dailey wing) go back to the late forties with Bob Dailey and Sam Dehelean from the Detroit area. Some early versions, Arts' "Globe" and Jim Ebejers "Venus" were "C" Tube wings and about three pounds. These were both flown in the Plymouth Internats and as I recall Art won Jr. and Jim was second in senior. The club which still exists today is called the Strathmoor MAC and the meetings were held in a building on a Northwest Detroit street named Strathmoor!!! The late Rolland MacDonald (Bob's dad) was one of the early users of the Dailey wing and did pass on the structure to other serious club members such as Rod Pharis, Jim and Tom Ebejer, Ray Marlo and a few friends outside of their club.
Fred Carnes wrote a very excellent series about ten years ago for Flying Models. Check it out!!!!
Don Boka.