Wow!  That looks beautiful.  With the balsa layer underneath, I can see why diagonals would have been overkill.

The photo gives body to the plans on the earlier thread.  Any chance of some close-ups?  Also, does it follow the plan as you posted it, or does this build update on your original ideas?

Hi JoshuaF

The structure is quite doable in all balsa but the carbon spar is essential. For the trailling edge, carbon made quite a difference but for all balsa version I would use say 10lb x 3mm x 6mm wide balsa and sand it down to form a wedge shape, unsupported it will warp.

Pij, Structure is as drawn in the previous post.

Ployd

Ployd  - thats not a wing - thats a work of art.  Excellent building skills there - truly excellent.  I look forward to seeing more close ups.
Kev

Thank you gents for the kind compliments but a work of art it ain't (it's rough in places).

Pij asked as did Kevin for some close ups, so I have posted 2 but I don't know if this is what you want.
Fig.1 shows half the wing covered from the spar line back to the trailing edge, the rest will be left as finished balsa with a spruce leading edge. I am not keen on bamboo but you have to use what is available.

Fig.2 is a close up of the left inner panel, the rest is self explanatory.

George. My suggestion to Joshua re an all balsa wing assumed that the construction would be the same as what you see without any carbon fitted. The trailing edge without some form of reinforcement would be the week link hence the use of a heavy balsa strip at the T/E only. The rest of the wing should be made from light timber in the 5 - 6.5lb density region except the intermidiate ribs (2.5mm) which I would reduce to say 1.5mm thickness and from at least 10lb balsa.

Basically what you are looking at is a "bastardisation" of current F1 technology although a similar style has been used for the constuction of coupe (F1G) wings and stabs so I have not invented anything new, like the Borg...I have asimilated!

Ployd

Just out of interest, have you notched the spar to fit the carbon caps or have these fitted flush to the join? 
K

PeterL

You are too modest by half, that's a mighty fine looking piece of workmanship.

On the fus front, I agree with your pod & boom/pop-up wing suggestion, but have concerns about the durability of Carbon/balsa/carbon for the boom. I realise that sideways arrivals are not anticipated, but my experience is that if a laminate boom is going to break, it'll be on a cartwheel arrival during trimming.......sod's law & all that; especially with a long moment arm. I'd have thought that your method of thinning standard carbon tubes would suffice, albeit not so tapered as with a small CLG or chuckie. I've got some thin wall 6mm tube which is quite light and very stiff. I intend to thin down the tailplane end, and it's the right diameter for a 6mm thick fus.

well that's my sixpennorth, good luck with whatever you do.

PeterT

Peter, if not a work of art, then definitely the work of an artisan.  This may sound like a silly question, but, can your fingers reach the throwing peg comfortably with out the wingtip interfering?   Also, what did you cover the wing with?  53 grams for that size of the wing, considering the amount of carbon used, seems pretty good to me.
George