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budcun@msn.com wrote:
> It is called "complimentary structure". Most GA aircraft have a
> structure consisting of a skin (alum or plywood) that carries most of
> the load. However, the stringers and longerons have an important
> function, that is, they provide out of plane stiffness to the skin,
> thereby preventing it from buckling under load. Each element of the
> structure has an axis about which it is weak, and it needs the other
> elements to provide strength in that direction. They need each other
> very much.
>
> Bud
Semi-Monocoque is the term, not "complimentary." Your
average CessBeeMooPip is semi-monocoque in the aft fuselage. Most of
the rest has heavy structural members and the skin is used just to keep
things square.
Dan
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Re: Why no plywood monocoque homebuilts?
