This is initially parallel to the upper rear tube but turns upwards aft from below the wing, so the fuselage depth decreases towards the tail.
Bracing wires from the wing at the top of the struts run rearwards to the tail and forward to the nose to limit in-plane flexing of the fuselage.
The tail, built around duralumin tube structures and fabric covered, is conventional with a straight tapered tailplane on top of the fuselage.
[1] The single GRP seat and headrest is mounted on the lower beam, with the pilot entitirely exposed, apart from the screening provided by a small nose fairing.
The LAK-16 lands on a pair of small wheels mounted on self-sprung, cantilever GRP legs, assisted by a self-centering tailwheel.