Chris wrote:
"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
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Mike wrote:
Hi,

I'm interested in learning more about airplane construction, say maybe a
Cessna 172. I know the basics of airframes and power plants, but what
I'm having a hard time finding is actual diagrams and depictions of the
actual assembly. For example, wing root connections, engine mounts,
supporting structures, etc. I imagine this might be available in a
mechanics manual, but I don't know where else to look. I've scoured the
Internet with no success.
When I saw how the wings are attached on a Cessna it almost made me not
want to fly one. Not much holding them on. Rational or not, I feel
better in turb in my Mooney knowing the entire cabin is sitting on the
one piece wing.

-Robert


Try standing at the back of an empty 757, on a positioning leg. I could
swear that you can see the fuselage gently flex as it flies- a bit like a
fish going through water.
Now that does scare the sh1t out of you.



I certainly believe that. I was on a flight out west a while ago, and I
guess the pilot realized he was going to overshoot the centerline on the
turn to final, so he/she banked more suddenly than usual. Definitely
heard the flex, that's for sure .

--
Mike