What a great story and a huge well done to the project team , as one earlier poster points out it is in some ways a shame to cover up much of the beauty and complexity of their work on the structure with fabric . However it is beautifully and tastefully done in a wonderful period scheme.
Three questions come to mind though.
1 Could the pilot see anything at all on the ground, even weaving from side to side looks pointless as the wings then get in the way of the view forward
2. It looks oh so frail, as I said a thing of beauty but zero protection in any incident; it looks like hitting large a insect would be a true mid -air, how strong was that amazing lattice work frame?
3 It seems to have a slightly odd stance on the grounds such that any attempt to swing the prop to start it would cut of the legs of the guy doing the swinging as the lower arc of the prop looks to extend a good way forward of the top arc which of course you had to grab to pull it anyway-special technique for staying intact?
However a wonderful project and I wonder if anything made today will inspire people in 75 years time to rebuild them.
Like HD would love to see the Swift at Blackbushe