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the Photographic Section of the report. The wings are of the characteristic Junkers tubular spar construction with plumber union type, screwed wing attachment fittings. However, instead of attaching the wings to nine spars as in the conventional JL-6 type, the wing proper, even though it is of the multiple spar type, is really trussed in the planes of the front and rear spars proper. The top and bottom spar flanges, so to speak, are made of duralumin tubes with cross flange bracing of duralumin tubing. The whole wing is covered with corrugated duralumin covering. The machine has been designed for passenger carrying but could be changed to a military load carrying type, if necessary. The fuselage structure is quite a departure from his conventional JL-6 fuselage type. It is triangular in sections and the aft and is detachable at the trailing edge of the wing. The truss is of the three longeron type of duralumin tubes with Junkers screwed longeron joints. It is very easy to construct, maintain, and repair.

The landing gear is of the two-wheel type with shock absorbers in the leg of each "vee" with practically the same principle as in the JL-6. The landing gear axle is hinged to the bottom of the fuselage. The motor nacelles stick out further than the

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