the fuselage of the kometa-standard was a plywood covered monocoque with the cockpit extending close to the metal nose cone. the canopy of the prototype was of long bubble form, proud of the rear fuselage line, but this was lowered and reshaped on the production kometa-standard ii, merging into the rear fuselage from which it was hinged. the cockpit was changed again in the kometa-standard iii which had a sliding canopy over a reclining seat, making this variant 30 km/h (19 mph) faster than the kometa-standard ii. overall, the fuselage tapered uniformly from the cockpit to the tail. the kometa-standard had a 110° butterfly tail, its plywood and fabric covered surfaces terminating, like the wings, in little salmon fairings. its undercarriage was a fixed monowheel, fitted with a brake and assisted by a forward, rubber sprung skid.