It has been suggested that strut fittings could be made neater, on a staggered aeroplane, if the spar web were given the same stagger. Then the principal axes of the section are not in the direction of either the loading or the supports. The result may be an increase of both bending and shear stress; not more than it is possible to provide for, but involving an increase of weight likely to be more than the gain in the fitting.