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(...) I think it was to save materials cost and weight. The corrugated shape of the metal made it more rigid. Hence, less metal was needed to preserve the rigidity of the surface. The Citroën H van from the 50-ies also used corrugated metal for the (...) (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New entry for ISCC: "Missing in Action" - Ju 52 airplane
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(...) That is exactely right. Corrogated sheets of metal have a much better weight / bending-strengthness ratio than flat ones. But you have two main disadvantages: - the air friction gets higher (because the surface area increases - the modern (...) (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New entry for ISCC: "Missing in Action" - Ju 52 airplane
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(...) The Ford Trimotor (perhaps the most important US airplane of the 1920s) used corro as well. Not too surprising, since some say it was a copy of an earlier Fokker. The Ju 52 looks somewhat like it as well. (URL) (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.general)
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