I was reading in C.W. a while back :rolleyes: ,
About the Air Zoo’s Ford Tri-motor, having it’s wing’s centre section replaced 😎 .
What’s this about the internal alumimum part’s, becoming work-hardened after 74 year’s from engine vibration :confused: .
Will this be a major problem 😮 , for the world’s Warbird’s and other older aircraft as time goe’s by! :confused:
And is this why some of the old aircraft, that still look perfectly good to fly, no longer do! :confused: .
Please discuss! 😉
By: STORMBIRD262 - 28th August 2005 at 13:28
Ashe’s to ashes, Rust to dust.
Same old same old!
Thank’s guy’s.
Yes, I have seen the little pile’s of bluish powder, left behind after a warbird has turned to dust!.
But this hardening by engine vibration’s, doe’s sound nasty!.
Quiet a LOT of plane’s that are still flying today, could be affected one day I guess!.
What goe’s up !
By: Moggy C - 18th August 2005 at 09:24
There is no such thing as conservation.
Any metal structure will, inevitably reduce itself to powder over (a long) time.
The art is to delay this as long as possible.
Moggy
By: turbo_NZ - 18th August 2005 at 07:07
AT the end of the day aluminium only has so much life before it break’s down and fatigue cracks can appear.
I would think would apply to all aircraft, not just Tri-Motors.
TNZ
By: STORMBIRD262 - 18th August 2005 at 04:34
WHAT!!!! to heavy to ask HERE, Might have to take it over to WIX then!!!
It doe’s sound like a vaild problem to come down the track!!
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