Boat Building Forum

Find advice on all aspects of building your own kayak, canoe or any lightweight boats

Flying (WoodStriped) Boats
By:Brian C.
Date: 10/6/1998, 3:28 pm
In Response To: Re: It was a book evaluating Aluminum Aircraft (Mark Kanzler)

> I'd never heard the term "sprucework", and I've been around
> aircraft terminology ALOT. You learn something every day.

> Cloth on frame control surfaces were actually quite common on aluminum
> airplanes until awhile after WWII. Some aerobatic planes and homebuilts
> (especially wooden ones, some metal ones too) still use this construction
> method. It's efficient for appropriate applications.

Well ... aircraft 'spruce work', not one word.

It was published in 1943, which would explain it.

BTW did you ever see the wooden hulls they put on flying boat? Classic Boat did a real nice review a while back.

Messages In This Thread

Re: I'm too young? (Inexperienced, etc.)
Brian C. -- 10/6/1998, 10:30 am
Re: Spruce Goose
Mark Kanzler -- 10/7/1998, 12:01 am
Re: Spruce Goose
Brian C. -- 10/7/1998, 12:09 am
Re: Sprucework
Mark Kanzler -- 10/7/1998, 12:18 am
It was a book evaluating Aluminum Aircraft
Brian C. -- 10/6/1998, 2:08 pm
Re: It was a book evaluating Aluminum Aircraft
Mark Kanzler -- 10/6/1998, 3:12 pm
Wooden airplane kits
Brian C. -- 10/6/1998, 3:34 pm
Re: Wooden airplane kits
Mark Kanzler -- 10/15/1998, 4:10 pm
Re: Wooden airplane kits
Mark Kanzler -- 10/15/1998, 3:55 pm
thanks
Brian C. -- 10/15/1998, 5:35 pm
Re: thanks
Mark Kanzler -- 10/15/1998, 6:38 pm
Re: thanks
Brian C. -- 10/16/1998, 4:10 pm
Re: Don't mail it.
Mark Kanzler -- 10/16/1998, 4:53 pm
darn it
Brian C. -- 10/16/1998, 6:22 pm
Re: Wooden airplane kits
Mark Kanzler -- 10/6/1998, 4:30 pm
Re: Wooden airplane kits
Brian C. -- 10/6/1998, 4:36 pm
Re: Wooden airplane kits
Mark Kanzler -- 10/6/1998, 4:58 pm
Re: Wooden airplane kits
Brian C. -- 10/6/1998, 5:03 pm
Flying (WoodStriped) Boats
Brian C. -- 10/6/1998, 3:28 pm
Re: Flying (WoodStripped) Boats
Mark Kanzler -- 10/15/1998, 4:36 pm
Re: Flying (WoodStripped) Boats
Brian C. -- 10/15/1998, 5:37 pm