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Simple Structure: The SA-1 was designed to be simple, almost to the point of being crude

By General Aviation News Staff · December 10, 2004 ·

By PETER M. BOWERS. A major design objective of the Naval Aircraft Factory SA-1 of late 1918 was to have as simple a structure as possible. This was achieved, but almost to the point of being crude in some areas. The structure, particularly in the fuselage, has some features well worth considering for today’s ultralights […]

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