High Price of Flying Wires?

. 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'

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.

"JDupre5762" wrote in message
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I wonder if aircraft quality Sitka Spruce isn't more expensive than
aluminum?!

That's what I meant !

Takes a bit more time to craft, as well.

Rich S.

"Rich S." wrote in message
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"JDupre5762" wrote in message
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I wonder if aircraft quality Sitka Spruce isn't more expensive than
aluminum?!

That's what I meant !

Takes a bit more time to craft, as well.

Rich S.


Yes, but cutting wood smells better than cutting aluminum or fiberglass.g
--
Jim in NC

"Morgans" wrote in message
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Yes, but cutting wood smells better than cutting aluminum or
fiberglass.g
--
Jim in NC

Oh, but Jim - there are few things that are more pleasingly fragrant than a
port-o-let at Oshkosh in the morning.

Rich S.

"Rich S." wrote
Yes, but cutting wood smells better than cutting aluminum or
fiberglass.g
--
Jim in NC

Oh, but Jim - there are few things that are more pleasingly fragrant than
a
port-o-let at Oshkosh in the morning.

Rich S.

Uhhhh, yea?! (puzzlement)

Especially when you get the wonderful, relaxing, melodic, sounds of the
early morning entertainment coming over the P.A. mixing with the smell!
--
Jim in NC

"Morgans" wrote in message
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"Rich S." wrote
Oh, but Jim - there are few things that are more pleasingly fragrant
than
a
port-o-let at Oshkosh in the morning.

Rich S.

Uhhhh, yea?! (puzzlement)

Especially when you get the wonderful, relaxing, melodic, sounds of the
early morning entertainment coming over the P.A. mixing with the smell!

(Taking the cigar out of his mouth, sez)
God help me, I love it!

Rich "Patton is one of my heroes" S.