So there I was, flying along doing a series of high speed rolls WHEN SUDDENLY, the right wing panel exploded. Imagine my surprise! I've never seen such utter and total destruction even after a mid-air collision. After a careful examination and some thought, it appears that the spars were not sufficiently supported as they left the fuselage. The first bay containing cross-trusses was in the first wing bay outside the center section; this was obviously an error on my part. Of course this is just my opinion..... the biggest difference between my analysis and one done by the N.T.S.B. is that they are good at it. :-)
Here's what the plane looked like after that fateful day.
The plane is actually in better shape that one would expect after the plummet to Earth. Still, with a destroyed wing, a broken fuse and some other peripheral damage, it wasn't worth saving in my opinion. Hence the construction of Wedge #13 began.... This will be the very first Wedge built from the last set of templates, drawings and dimensions. All previous planes were lacking something in some area that seemed to need improvement while this one flew very, very well. So well that I'm duplicating it verbatim.
This is the wing center section with the included shear webs and the spar stiffener. The spars should be strong enough already but the added wood was light, easy and can't possibly hurt.
The first wing was lacking the shear webs shown in bays #2 and #3 in this picture, and the twin spars have been supported from the rear with an additional wing joiner. After bay #3, the usual cross-trusses are used instead of shear webs. The first couple of bays are too narrow to make proper use of these trusses so conventional plate webs are used.
More pictures will follow as I have a chance to edit them.