November 9, 2015 at 3:49 pm
With regards to the Vickers Wellington, does anyone know if the miles of aluminium used in its construction was extruded or formed by simply bending strips of metal?
By: FarlamAirframes - 9th November 2015 at 17:26
It was made using a cunning set of multiple rollers to create the shape – all in a single machine – made by several sets of roller heads following on one from each other.
There is a similar machine at one of the museums.
By: Mr Merry - 9th November 2015 at 17:02
I would guess it would be extruded and then cut to length.