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Subject:	Re: New entry for ISCC: "Missing in Action" - Ju 52 airplane
Newsgroups:	lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.general
Date:	Wed, 19 Dec 2001 13:14:17 GMT
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"Scott A" <eh105jb@mx1.pair.com> writes: > Every time I see it I always wonder why the fuselage and wings are > covered in corrugated iron(!) - a feature you have kept in your > models. The only reason I can come up with is that the designers > thought it would reduce skin friction? Does anyone know? 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 body. Fredrik

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		Re: New entry for ISCC: "Missing in Action" - Ju 52 airplane
(...) 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
Klaus\Ben Great models. The Ju52 is a very familiar plane - it is in so many films set in that era. Every time I see it I always wonder why the fuselage and wings are covered in corrugated iron(!) - a feature you have kept in your models. The only (...) (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.general)

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