The Bell XP-77, a wooden fighter plane, serves as a case study for the historical consideration and eventual decline of wood in aircraft construction. Unconscious cultural biases significantly ...

The renewable raw material wood is climate-neutral and at the same time light and strong, making it fundamentally attractive for use in vehicle manufacturing. One challenge to date has been joining ...

THIS comparison of wood and metal as materials for aircraft construction was made possible through the fortunate circumstance that the author's company was building a plywood covered plane for the AAF ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Developed in the late 1930s, the tri-engine bomber, with a retractable tailwheel undercarriage, was known for its excellent flying characteristics and stability.

Your article on composite materials for aeroplanes made me wonder, do any of the current generation of aeronautical engineers have access to information from the de Havilland archives regarding ...

The choice of welding method for your homebuilt aircraft’s steel tube fuselage represents one of the most critical decisions ...

History is full of engineers making (or attempting to make) things out of the wrong stuff, from massive wooden aircraft to boats made of ice and sawdust. [PeterSripol] is attempting to make an ...