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Offline Liberator

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« on: October 04, 2000, 11:49:00 AM »
"Would someone inform me whether the hurrican's frame was made of wood or aluminum?"
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Offline -duma-

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« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2000, 12:00:00 PM »
"Yes they would, it's wood (covered by a kind of doped linen, I believe)"  
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Offline gatt

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« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2000, 12:34:00 PM »
The fuselage was wooden covered by fabric from the cockpit backward to the tail.
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« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2000, 10:39:00 PM »
The Hurricane was NOT made of wood! It was an aluminium frame covered in doped linen, except for the cockpit/engine covers, which were aluminium plates.
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Offline Toad

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« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2000, 11:10:00 PM »
The fuselage was a welded, braced steel tube construction, with wooden frames (formers and stringers) and fabric covering.

Initially, the wing was a new-design two-spar monoplane wing covered with fabric.

In 1939 the fabric-covered wing was replaced by one with stressed-skin metal wings. They added a three blade propellor and the Merlin III engine then too.

Great flying airplane...love to have one!
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« Reply #5 on: October 05, 2000, 11:19:00 AM »
The Mosquito was wood as well, was it not?
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Offline Karnak

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« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2000, 12:20:00 PM »
The Hurri was NOT made of wood.

The Hurri was made of aluminium or steel tubes (don't know which off hand) from behind the cockpit on back.  Doped fabric was stratched over that frame to create the rear fuselage.  The forward part of the fuselage as well as the wings and tail were stressed skin aluminium.  The control surfaces were fabric covered, like contempary Spitfires.

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Offline SKurj

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« Reply #7 on: October 05, 2000, 06:52:00 PM »
Mossie contained alot of wood, not sure of exact construction though.

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« Reply #8 on: October 05, 2000, 06:56:00 PM »
 
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Originally posted by liberator:
"Would someone inform me whether the hurrican's frame was made of wood or aluminum?"

Actually the Hurricanes method of construction was more of a blessing than a problem.  I have heard mention that German cannon rounds sometimes would not detonate when hitting the fabric, where a harder surface like aluminum would have detonated the rounds.

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Offline Replicant

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« Reply #9 on: October 05, 2000, 07:26:00 PM »
The Hurricane had aluminium tubing with aluminium alloy formers, and also steel gussets in places. WOOD was used for the top fuselage fairing formers to give it's curved shape - this was still used in combination with alloy/steel.  It was then covered in fabric (only rear fuselage).  I've got an exploded diagram and by the looks of it, the Hurri sure looks pretty sturdy and take a lot of punishment!

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« Reply #10 on: October 05, 2000, 11:42:00 PM »

SKurj said:
> Actually the Hurricanes method of
> construction was more of a blessing than a
> problem. I have heard mention that
> German cannon rounds sometimes would not
> detonate when hitting the fabric, where a
> harder surface like aluminum would have
> detonated the rounds.
> SKurj

I see this as a good point/problem with the SM.79 when/if it shows. Many hits to the fuselage will not hit anything hard enough to set off the round, and the "overpressure" effect of ones that do will not be as effective as on a monocoque (sp?) construction

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Offline Citabria

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« Reply #11 on: October 06, 2000, 05:36:00 AM »
...because she's made of wood?

A WITCH!

BURN HER! BURN HER!
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Offline Vermillion

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« Reply #12 on: October 06, 2000, 06:50:00 AM »
Ah but Citabria, which is heavier? A Witch? A block of Wood? or a Duck?  

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« Reply #13 on: October 06, 2000, 07:31:00 AM »
A duck!

who art thee who are so wise in the ways of science?
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Offline Vermillion

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« Reply #14 on: October 06, 2000, 01:48:00 PM »
Isn't Monty Python sooooo funny!!  

And to finish it all off, I will quote the "Witch" from that scene.

"Oh Bugger!"

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