▁month ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁national ▁calendar . ▁ ▁The ▁gl ider ▁named ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁five ▁designed ▁by ▁S . ▁Ram am r ith ram ▁at ▁the ▁Civil ▁A viation ▁Department . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁single ▁seat , ▁high ▁performance ▁machine , ▁fairly ▁conventional ▁apart ▁from ▁the ▁wing ▁plan form ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁variant , ▁the ▁K S - I ▁K art ik . ▁R ather ▁than ▁the ▁usual ▁t aper , ▁its ▁ ▁span , ▁high , ▁cant ile ver ▁wing ▁had ▁inner ▁and ▁outer ▁rect angular ▁pan els ▁of ▁different ▁ch ord , ▁ ▁nar ro wer ▁out board . ▁This ▁approxim ated ▁t aper ▁and ▁was ▁simpler ▁to ▁build ▁with ▁fewer ▁different ▁s ized ▁rib s . ▁The ▁mid - wing ▁joins ▁were ▁bl ended ▁with ▁short ▁t aper ed ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁trailing ▁edge ; ▁the ▁leading ▁edges ▁were ▁straight . ▁Over all ▁there ▁was ▁ 1 ° ▁of ▁forward ▁swe ep . ▁The ▁wing ▁structure ▁was ▁wooden , ▁consisting ▁of ▁a ▁single ▁main ▁sp ar ▁with ▁p lywood ▁skin ning ▁forward ▁from ▁it ▁around ▁the ▁leading ▁edge ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁t ors ion ▁resist ing ▁box , ▁a ▁secondary ▁rear ▁str ut ▁and ▁diagonal ▁drag ▁str uts ▁at ▁the ▁wing ▁roots . ▁Fab ric ▁covering ▁was ▁used ▁a ft ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁sp ar . ▁ ▁The ▁wing ▁was ▁mounted ▁with ▁ 1 . 5 0 ° ▁of ▁di hed ral . ▁It ▁was ▁fitted ▁with ▁p ly ▁covered , ▁wood ▁fr amed ▁a