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Originally Posted by Adwark
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Originally Posted by AndyJWest
This simply isn't true, Adwark. Or at least, it isn't true in the context of aircraft construction. If you overstress an airframe it may deform, or it may break up, depending on the particular circumstances, but there is nothing inherent in the properties of a properly-designed wooden structure that makes break-up more likely. In fact a properly-bonded wooden structure may do better than a rivited metal airframe in this context.
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Can you show me please source where this is written?
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It is you that is making a claim about the relative structural properties of materials, Adwark, so the burden of proof is really on you. I realise you have given us a link to a Russian source, but without being able to read it, I can't really comment on what it says - in any case, a debate like this is unlikely to be settled by reference to a single source.
Aircraft design is a complex process, and involves amongst other things a good understanding of the properties of the particular materials involved. Simply comparing 'wood' to 'metal' and making statements about how 'fragile' they are is pointless in this context - you need to refer to particular materials, in the situation they are being used. Generalisations tell us little.
04-29-2010, 07:32 PM
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