Access is a good possibility, to bad we can't call Ray Stits. I thought also that the aft position would make the rear strut a bit shorter and therefore stronger. Too, maybe, having the stress spread out (front and back of the cockpit) could make the fuselage a better structure? But I'm strictly an eyeball engineer.
The journey is the reward.
It's a good strong aircraft whichever way. I believe it is stressed to +12 -9 but unfortunately our Light Aircraft Association won't accept the figures and it is not cleared for aerobatics over here. I have worked on Pitts Specials and the tailplane construction on the Playboy is torsionally much stronger and the wing spars are similar in dimensions to a Taylorcraft which in its clipped wing form is aerobatic plus the Playboy is 16 feet shorter in wingspan.
Have changed the brakes from heel to toe brakes and am now on the look out for a wooden propeller 72 X 48 or 70 X 48.
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