I didnt say that solid mahogany was not strong enough. However the "mahogany" used in Far Eastern plywood which is what you will buy down at the depot is a mixture of species which are mostly Mahogany substitutes which are not a strong as real Honduras or Brazilian Mahogany. Peter Drake ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randy Smith" <crz...@yahoo.com> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 12:46 PM Subject: Re: KR> A master list of weight-saving build techniques?
Don't tell that to my to Bellanca's in the hanger. 1 is a 1947 and the other a 1974. The wing is all Mahogany. On the 47 they used 1/8 4 feet out and 3/32 the rest of the way. On the 74 it is 1/4 4 feet out and 1/16 the rest of the way. The airplane does not have any record of a wing departing the plane.
