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August 16th 03, 12:17 PM
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On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 20:49:04 -0700, Kevin O'Brien wrote:
Wood's good stuff. It's tough to beat wood for strength. Plenty of planes have gone over 500 MPH on wooden wings. (Me163, DH Vampire). Actually, the wings on the DH Vampire were metal. "The DH-100 was of an all metal construction apart from the cockpit section which was made from ply and balsa wood as in the de Havilland Mosquito". See: http://tanks45.tripod.com/Jets45/His...00/Vampire.htm This doesn't detract from the rest of your treatise though. There is nothing wrong with wood as a construction material, as long as the aircraft can be hangared. -- Kevin Horton Ottawa 
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