the senior had a completely ply covered fuselage with a narrow ovoid cross section which was deep in the cockpit area but tapered progressively to the tail. the cockpit was just ahead of the wing, covered by a multipart glazing which, attached to a small area of the upper forward fuselage, hinged to the right for access. the rear of the canopy was above the fuselage line and a long, ply covered fairing reaching well behind the wing blended it in. a tapered, round tipped and largely fabric covered horizontal tail was mounted on top of the fuselage, far enough forward to place the trailing edges of its elevators at the rudder hinge line. the latter was mounted on a narrow ply covered fin, carefully faired into the fuselage and extending below it to form a tail bumper. the mostly fabric covered rudder was full, curved and slightly pointed, likewise extending below the fuselage. a short skid from just behind the nose to beyond mid-chord completed the landing gear.