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Machined Skin Wing Construction Principles by Dennis Korir is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document discusses two types of wing construction methods for aircraft: 1) Machined skin construction involves milling away most of the metal from a solid billet, leaving a precisely shaped, strong, and lightweight wing structure. 2) Torsion-box construction forms a rigid box using the upper and lower wing skins joined to front and rear spars. Load capacity is increased by corrugating the skin between spars and covering it with thin sheets. This type is commonly used and variations with multiple spars
- Author
- Dennis Korir
- Language
- EN