I have been thinking for a long time on how to maximize my usage of the materials I obtained with my purchase of the uncompleted BD-4 kit. So, today I made a decision regarding the wing ""Buckets"" and how I would use them. I want to build metal wings, because I did not want to rely on the buckets to maintain the airfoil shape or hold fuel on an ongoing basis. BD-4's are famous for their leaking wings, and I was wanting to avoid this sort of infamy.
I decided to build a hybrid wing. I will use the wing buckets as the rib, cutting off the panel parts. I will secure the remaining rib to the spar, sealing it as called for in the plans. I will then place aluminum skin over wing ribs, using Pro-seal to adhere them as in the current plans. This will yield a very strong and light wing, and will hold the required 50 gallons of fuel and remain leak free. Later entries will describe sealing the wing tanks and using Pro-seal to make them leak free.