Just to put the "measurement" thing to rest, it is specifically forbidden in the rules for all scale events. It used to happen, but not any more. 15 feet is it, and I assure you, until someone puts a proposal through that I'm unaware of at this time, 15 feet it will stay.
Now, as to the philosophy of the profile event, I'm greatly outnumbered, but I agree with the gentleman above, don't remember who it was, that to reduce the wingspan by the amount the fuse' was reduced would make a much better looking model, and, at least in my opinion, make a bunch more sense.
As a judge, I bite my tongue every time profile comes around because of some of the gosh-awful looking top views I have to look at. Sorry Clancy, my friend, we're totally in opposition here on that one. Hasn't happened very often though, has it?