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Swissing Your Wing[]

Swiss-wing

Swiss wing

Swiss-cutting

Cutting the holes

Swiss-detail

Detail of Swiss hole in the wing.

Here are some shots from Steve Lange's first ultralight "Swiss" Le Fish.

You can see that he traced out a series of graduated circles and then carefully cut them out using a sharp knife.

You can argue whether or not this small amount of weight loss will gain you anything in performance; but you have to admit that the swiss holes look cool. Take a look at the slideshow below ... major swissing!

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