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Aircraft construction from furniture plywood

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hopeless_dreamer

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Location
Delhi, India
Hi everyone,

I had a question about plywood construction:
Is it possible to build a structurally sound airframe from furniture grade plywood.
(by that, i mean non-marine, non-aircraft grade plywood you can access in any carpenter or furniture store.)
Has anyone built a functional light airplane/glider using this material?
What would be the tradeoffs with regards to weight and strength.
These are the specs I had in mind:
Size and weight in the same class as the Volksplane or Flybaby or Legal Eagle.
never exceed speed: 100 kts
Is it also possible to use aluminum for spar material and wood for the ribs at the same time?
Please forgive me if these are stupid questions.
 
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