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Old 03-27-2016, 12:44 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
Hugo Junkers has a history of manufacturing corrugated metal aircraft.The stiffness of the skin reduced the need for weight-adding internal bracing.
That was a common approach among early aircraft makers. Those Ford Tri-Motor aircraft also used corrugated aluminium skin.
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