Circa 1929 J W Smith of Cicero IL. USA, built a single-place, open cockpit, high-wing monoplane.
The monocoque fuselage was made from red fiber paper rolled into shape and riveted. The wings were steel-tubing framed—the first-ever wing to have metal ribs. The fuselage hung below the wing with a pivoting arrangement somewhat like that which George Spratt would champion much later.
According to William B Stout, “Its one bad habit was changing shape from day to day as the humidity increased or decreased.”
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