I have always loved the sexy stunters with I-beam wings and am now planning to build one this winter.
My first (and last) attempt did not go very well. I built the Ambroid Ares kit in 1964 and of course we used mostly Ambroid cement. The plane made a few flights off the ball fields in McClure Park (Tulsa), but the ribs did not stay attached to the I-beam, so I ended with a floppy, sloppy mess.
The plane got trashed when we moved to Maryland and I never built another.
Since I'm going to try again, I wondered who is credited with creating this building technique?
My assumptions are it was someone in the Detroit Strathmoor club (Roland McDonald?). Anyone know the answer?
Thanks,
Ron