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![]() "Maule Driver" wrote in message .com... What a load of BS. Have either of you guys ever seen or flown a high performance sailplane? Where *only* airframe performance counts - aircraft use composite construction. Anybody heard of Rutan? Composites, sure. But fiberglass specifically, well..... Rutan's designs, such as the round-the-world Voyager, or Adam Aircraft's A500... were done in carbon fiber and kevlar.... was there very much fiberglass involved? As for the obsolescence of aluminum, especially in alloy, try the "Centennial of Flight" Commission: http://www.centennialofflight.gov/es...tes/Tech40.htm |
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I am not too sure that there has been too much design in aircraft that
utilizes the crumple capabilities of metal. Even in the metal planes. At least the GA planes. The likely accidents are much different than in cars, and I am not sure that you have the weight available to really play with crumple zones. Sure, you would want to ensure that the wings will shear off at a certain amount of force, and that the engine will not go straight back into the cockpit. Other than that, where would you go for a crumple rather than a solid resistance? Also, the likely bounce is much different in a plane than a car. This would make a neat new thread. |
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