Marc Whisman wrote:

> "Robert W. Cunningham" <FlyPG@users.sourceforge.net> wrote
>
> > Right now, my intent is to get a WillsWing Eagle, a single-surface wing.
>
> > Of the single-surface wings currently available in the US, the WillsWing
> > Eagle is getting rave reviews from everyone I know who has flown one. It
> is
> > a step up in performance from the Falcon (and Falcon II), though it weighs
> > only slightly more
>
> Pssst! Bob, the Eagle is a 60% DOUBLE surface wing.
>
> Your welcome. ;-)
>
> -Marc

Yeah, I know that. But in performance and weight the Eagle seems to fit better
in the "class" of single surface wings, even if it isn't literally one. It is
cetainly a suitable choice as a first wing, moreso than any other double
surface wing I'm aware of.

The original post seemed to assume a huge difference between single and double
surface wings. I chose to point my reply more toward "beginner wings", which,
as it happens, does include the 60% double surface Eagle. I probably should
have made that distinction a bit clearer for you, though you weren't the
intended audience.


-BobC

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