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Forum: Tech Log

27th Feb 2011, 20:00

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Limit Load Factors WW2 Fighters eg. Spitfire, Mustang

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Posted By barit1

The Spitfire's main spar was unconventional only...

The Spitfire's main spar was unconventional only in its fabrication details. Tapered spar caps were not unusual in wooden cantilever wings, and a tubular-element truss spar was used in the...

Forum: Tech Log

27th Feb 2011, 01:54

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Limit Load Factors WW2 Fighters eg. Spitfire, Mustang

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Posted By barit1

True about the Bearcat wing - in fact there was a...

True about the Bearcat wing - in fact there was a small explosive charge at the "structural fuse", cross-connected so if one side broke, the other would immediately be blown off. :eek:

However,...

Forum: Tech Log

22nd Feb 2011, 02:32

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Limit Load Factors WW2 Fighters eg. Spitfire, Mustang

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Posted By barit1

A Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat had a wing failure during...

A Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat had a wing failure during a low pass (http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=60113&key=0) at an airshow. The wingman reported heavy turbulence.

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