Vickers, Ltd., at Weybridge works, has carried out long series of experiments, and evolved forms of duralumin construction; simplicity is keynote of design; construction forms are such that resulting structure is considerably lighter than corresponding wood structure for same strength; basis of system is novel form of spar web. (See also Nat. Advisory Committee for Aeronautics -- Tech. Memorandums, no. 440, Dec. 1927, 5 pp., 5 figs.)


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    Title :

    Metal aircraft construction at Vickers


    Additional title:

    Flight


    Published in:

    Flight ; 19 , n 37


    Publication date :

    1927


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    Metal aircraft construction at Vickers

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