Timeline for Why do older airplanes have a wing on both the top and the bottom of the aircraft?
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| Jun 20, 2018 at 11:22 | comment | added | jean | @PeterKämpf While a thick wooden wing can have enough strength it's too massive to be used in those low powered planes. Note: wooden strength relates more less to it density so I cannot see a massive ebony or hickory wing working here | |
| Aug 27, 2015 at 22:31 | comment | added | Peter Kämpf | To explain my downvote: The materials were not the problem. At the speeds possible 100 years ago, a thick wooden wing would have had plenty enough strength. No, it was the prevalence of very thin, highly cambered airfoils which simply did not have the space for an internal spar. Sometimes your answers are spot on, but sometimes you are just guessing. This time you guessed wrong. Also look at @RedGrittyBrick's answer for some valid reasons. | |
| Aug 27, 2015 at 13:53 | comment | added | FreeMan | @Ethan, don't be afraid of waiting a few hours, or even a couple of days to select the answer that works best for you. You don't always have to accept the first answer. (Not saying that was the wrong choice this time, but something to keep in mind.) | |
| Aug 27, 2015 at 13:38 | history | edited | FreeMan | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 27, 2015 at 2:30 | comment | added | Ethan | aeroalias ever since you started on this website you have had the best answers. So keep giving other people good answers too. Thanks for answering my questions. | |
| Aug 26, 2015 at 23:40 | history | answered | aeroalias | CC BY-SA 3.0 |