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Old 03-15-2010, 11:46 PM
MikkOwl MikkOwl is offline
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Originally Posted by jermin View Post
then why aviators adopted metalic structure and abandoned wooden one while wood is better?
Being better at a certain type of fatigue does not make it better at everything else. I am sure that metals are both much more durable all-round and have much better strength for any given size and mass. The Mosquito, for example, is very heavy.