This one brings back memories. I was in college at the time, Northrop
Institute of Technology, in Inglewood, CA. We had a class field trip to the
Wing Aircraft Co., in nearby Torrance, and we saw two or three in the
building. One was being converted to a test aircraft for a COIN venture.
(COunter INsurgency). I believe it was going to be a display at Paris. They
had already lost one in Florida, I think, during spin testing. They also
gave the argument of why it was only a 2-seater.They said, studies were made
that most 4+ place aircraft were only flown with 2 people, so why waste
metal on a biggere aircraft? I think that philosophy killed them.

The other aircraft that was flying at the time, that I was impressed with,
was the Windecker Eagle. It just happened to be designed by a dentist who
went to my school for engineering. I think it was the first all composite
aircraft built. Unfortunately, that meant it was the first to try and go
through FAA certification. I guess that ate up a lot of financing. A very
nice looking single engine aircraft, though. Even the USAF bought one to
check out.
Ron
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