Aircraft Materials, Construction and Repair
Aircraft Materials, Construction and Repair
Aircraft Materials, Construction and Repair
Most Sitka spruce now comes from British Columbia and Alaska
due to the depletion of old growth spruce forests in the United
States, thus making quality spruce valuable and occasionally,
limited in supply.
Sitka Spruce - Picea Sitchensis
Sitka Spruce
The lamination process differs from the plywood process in that each
layer of laminated wood is bonded with the grain running parallel with
each other.
It is stronger but less flexible than a piece of solid wood of the same
type and size.
Most older airplanes were glued with casein glue, which was
a powdered glue made from milk. Casein glue deteriorates
over the years after it is exposed to moisture in the air and
to wide variations in temperature.
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