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Old 24th February 2011 | 02:02
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Jane-DoH
 
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Geodesic Airframes

As I understand it, a geodesic structure is based on straight lines drawn along a curved surface. There were a couple of British bombers based on this design concept by Barnes Wallis and they were remarkably sturdy though the skeleton looked like some kind of metal basket.

Did they use conventional stringers/longerons and spars? Also is there any commonality in concept between a geodesic frame and a honeycomb structure?
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