Wooden Wing Rib
5,683 BenSkyWalker
5.8 years ago
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good old sitka spruce rib with Mahogany plywood gussets tacked down. Not-Functional, just the "fun" of wood rib construction. Not very inclined to make a plane using it, primarily lag reasons, but i may one in the future... maybe... (not likely)
@MrSilverWolf R/woosh. My bad man.
@Turtlecop yeah I was just linking that there as kinda of a joke lol
@MrSilverWolf Sitka Spruce is the most common species of wood used in aircraft construction, it is the basis for judgement on all other woods. Here is the link to read about it. https://www.faa.gov/regulationspolicies/handbooksmanuals/aircraft/media/amtairframehbvol1.pdf
This is the FAA AMT airframe book. Wood species are listed on Pg. 6-7/6-8. Skywalker and me are working on a wooden wing in our class so that is what spurred the creation.
Sitka?