DH.98 Mosquito

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Go to Aircorps Library. They have a Mosquito manual ("Servicing and Descriptive Handbook for F.B. Mk. 26 Mosquito A.P. 2019T"). In Section 5, you'll find instructions how to remove the wing off the fuselage, accompanied by diagrams describing what I assume you are looking for.
 
You are welcome D David Langlois . It occurred to me that there is actually a FIFTH bolt, though it isn't really structural. It's purpose is to ensure that the wing is properly centered. On my picture above taken from the bomb bay looking aft, you can see a small green horizontal bracket just below the annotated word "Bulkhead". There is a corresponding bracket on the face of the rear spar that faces in the opposite direction and when the two faces mate the wing is centered. A bolt is then inserted that secures the assembly. See diagram below.

 
Wonderful !! thank you, again.
 
What a project! Great stuff.
I wonder, is the radar profile of the Wooden Wonder much smaller than that of metal aircraft of about the same size?
 
Nick said:
What a project! Great stuff.
I wonder, is the radar profile of the Wooden Wonder much smaller than that of metal aircraft of about the same size?
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Now THAT is a very good question. My sense (as limited as that may be !!!) is that it would reflect radar as well as any other aircraft (read "Most Secret War" by R.V. Jones for an excellent summation of this problem) since the issue with radar is the "profile" of the object you are trying to detect, not what is is made of. But I am no radar engineer so someone more expert than I should probably answer.
 
Materials do make a difference - how much depends on the wavelength and 'definition' (the ability to discriminate what is the target vs what is the background, at any given range) of the radar setup.

The best example I can think of is using a radar to 'see' through a wooden wall. Depending on the wavelength you may be able to discriminate objects on the other side of the wall, in particular objects with high radar signatures (metal objects for example). If the radar and wavelength is the sort that can detect moisture, you may be able to detect the outlines of people on the other side of the wall.

On the other hand, the same radar that can see through a wooden wall will not be able to see through a solid metal wall, and the radar signature of the metal wall will completely blank the radar screen. Even a thin layer of metal like aluminum foil will block nearly all radars.

However, wood is not 100% transparent to radio/radar waves, which means that radars can detect wooden objects, though at significantly shorter ranges than metal objects of the same shape and size. Also, metal objects outside the wooden aircraft structure (like propellers, gun barrels, exhaust manifolds, etc) or inside the wooden aircraft structure (engines, landing gear, bomb gear, even screws and other fasteners, etc) will reflect the radar waves.
 
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