Originally Posted by
seacue
Uncoventional aeroplane builders:
One would guess that most of the cabinet-makers in France were building aeroplanes during WW I. At the peak, the French built 25,000 aircraft in a single year during the Great War. Or so a placard at the Air & Space museum at Le Bourget says. I wonder how many of them flew on second-hand engines inherited from "bent" machines.
And in the UK as well. They wanted experienced wood-workers.
But going back onto the thread, I can't help thinking that the 747 LCF reminds me of my ex-missus - except that the plane is a bit slimmer.
MDLB