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As the title suggests, what would a primary trainer airplane look like if it was designed by Steve Wittman?
Remember that Steve managed a busy civilian school that trained pilots for the USAAF during WW2.
Steve was famous for designing a series of dirt-simple planes that won a lot of races during the 1930s. Post-War Steve continued racing in Goodyear Formula 1 and the later Formula V (VW engine) classes. Steve's most prolific airplane was the post-war Tailwind 2-seater touring airplane. Hundreds of Tailwinds were built by amateurs who bought plans from Steve.
Would the fictitious primary trainer have high wings? ..... mid-wings? ...... or low-wings?
Wooden wings? ....... fabric wings? ...... sheet aluminum wings?
Strut-braced wings? ........ wire-braced wings? .... cantilever wings?
Tandem seating? ........ side-by-side seating?
The only predictable component is the undercarriage which would be spring-steel .... or spring aluminium?