{"id":5673,"date":"2023-05-18T12:25:21","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T17:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=5673"},"modified":"2025-09-24T11:51:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T16:51:01","slug":"sporty-forty-short-kit","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/?product=sporty-forty-short-kit","title":{"rendered":"Sporty Forty Short Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div id=\"attachment_1389\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><\/div>\n<p>I\u2019ve made modifications for a bolt-on top wing. \u00a0There is a little platform that goes at the top of the cabane struts. \u00a0Nylon bolts go through the top wing, into threaded holes in the platform. \u00a0You can see this platform in the photo below, and if you look carefully you can see the bolts coming through the triangle stock under the platform.<\/p>\n<p>The plan shows a hatch behind the firewall. \u00a0The curved top portion of the firewall sticks up by itself, forming\u00a0the outline of the fuselage which is flush with the hatch behind it. \u00a0As you can see in my\u00a0photos, I built my plane with no hatch. \u00a0The top of the firewall has a smaller radius and is covered with the balsa sheet which forms the top deck. \u00a0You can have your plane with or without the hatch. \u00a0Please specify which way you want me to cut the parts.<\/p>\n<p>I do not like balsa spars, so I cut the ribs for 1\/4 x 1\/4 spruce or basswood spars. \u00a0If you prefer big fat balsa spars please let me know and I will cut the ribs with 1\/4 x 1\/2 notches as shown on the plan.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve made modifications for a bolt-on top wing. \u00a0There is a little platform that goes at the top of the cabane struts. \u00a0Nylon bolts go through the top wing, into threaded holes in the platform. \u00a0You can see this platform &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/?product=sporty-forty-short-kit\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":400,"template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[34],"product_tag":[58,83,72],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/5673"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=5673"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=5673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}