On 30 Sep 2003 22:40:03 GMT, (JDupre5762) wrote:

. The high labor costs in maintaining
and particularly recovering fabric covered aircraft is one of the reason
Piper
builds Cherokees today and not Cubs even though the cost of materials for
a Cub
are probably still cheaper than the cost of aluminum for a Cherokee.

And - Boeing would build 767's out of Sitka Spruce !!! :-))))))))

Rich "Real airplanes are woodie's!!" S

I wonder if aircraft quality Sitka Spruce isn't more expensive than aluminum?!

John Dupre'
Most definitely.
Getting hard to find good stuff at any price. Both Chrome Moly steel
and aluminum are less axpensive than aircraft spruce.