Design
The Barracuda is based on commercially available 'off the shelf' components, but also many refined systems. Its fuselage is constructed entirely from carbon fibre which is very flexible but also tough and a great choice for today's aircraft construction material(the structure of The Eurofighter Typhoon is also made significantly out of it).The only significant metal component is the wing spar, running through the middle and reinforcing the wings. The wing spar allows for easy removal of the wings for transportation.
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