s ▁maximum ▁empty ▁weight ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁aircraft ▁has ▁a ▁standard ▁empty ▁weight ▁of ▁. ▁It ▁features ▁a ▁str ut - b rac ed ▁high - wing , ▁T - tail , ▁a ▁single - se at , ▁open ▁co ck pit , ▁tr icy cle ▁landing ▁g ear ▁and ▁a ▁single ▁engine ▁in ▁push er ▁configuration . ▁ ▁The ▁aircraft ▁is ▁of ▁mixed ▁construction , ▁including ▁bol ted - t ogether ▁al umin um ▁tub ing , ▁ 4 1 3 0 ▁steel ▁tub ing , ▁wood ▁and ▁do pe ▁and ▁aircraft ▁fabric . ▁Its ▁ ▁span ▁wing ▁is ▁supported ▁by ▁a ▁single ▁lift ▁str ut ▁per ▁side , ▁with ▁j ury ▁str uts , ▁and ▁incorpor ates ▁a ▁unique ▁fol ding ▁mechanism . ▁The ▁wing ▁fol ds ▁by ▁first ▁h ing ing ▁the ▁outer ▁pan els ▁onto ▁the ▁inner ▁pan els ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁whole ▁wing ▁p iv ots ▁on ▁a ▁central ▁steel ▁post ▁to ▁allow ▁position ing ▁fore - and - aft ▁for ▁to wing ▁on ▁its ▁landing ▁g ear ▁or ▁for ▁storage . ▁ ▁The ▁W itch ▁accommod ates ▁its ▁pilot ▁on ▁an ▁open ▁seat , ▁with ▁a ▁small ▁co ck pit ▁fair ing ▁with ▁a ▁wind sh ield . ▁The ▁controls ▁are ▁conventional ▁three - axis , ▁with ▁half - span ▁a iler ons ▁and ▁an ▁all - f lying ▁stabil ator . ▁The ▁tr icy cle ▁landing ▁g ear ▁features ▁nose ▁wheel ▁ste ering ▁and ▁includes ▁a ▁small ▁tail ▁c aster . ▁The ▁standard ▁engine ▁supplied ▁was