LBarron
Well-Known Member
Hello all,
I was looking at some construction pictures of the Falco all wood airplane and I've got a question about the aft end of the fuselage. From what I can see, the rear fuselage section consists of laminated formers and four longerons. Each former has one horizontal piece at what might be the center of the shape. This structure is then covered with light plywood and then fiberglassed.
So, do the longerons resist the stress forces in the horizontal and vertical directions and does the glass covered plywood skin absorb the twisting forces applied by the vertical and horizontal stabilizers? Or is the plywood only there to cover the internal structure which handles all the stress related forces by itself?
Also, it looks like there is a small baggage compartment behind the cockpit with an opening on the side of the plane. If the plywood/glass skin is meant to provide support is it ok to put a hole in it like that?
Leland
I was looking at some construction pictures of the Falco all wood airplane and I've got a question about the aft end of the fuselage. From what I can see, the rear fuselage section consists of laminated formers and four longerons. Each former has one horizontal piece at what might be the center of the shape. This structure is then covered with light plywood and then fiberglassed.
So, do the longerons resist the stress forces in the horizontal and vertical directions and does the glass covered plywood skin absorb the twisting forces applied by the vertical and horizontal stabilizers? Or is the plywood only there to cover the internal structure which handles all the stress related forces by itself?
Also, it looks like there is a small baggage compartment behind the cockpit with an opening on the side of the plane. If the plywood/glass skin is meant to provide support is it ok to put a hole in it like that?
Leland
