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IL-2 Sturmovik The famous combat flight simulator.

 
 
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Old 03-16-2010, 12:48 AM
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Wood was MUCH heavier to achieve the same (or slightly greater) terminal strength
Not quite true. When you consider pure tensile stresses, yes that is the case. In bending however, with careful design, wooden structures can be much lighter than even aluminium.

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