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To: Paleo Conservative

I always thought the aircraft industry missed the bet by not going with cast iron ;^)


6 posted on 07/16/2006 8:09:39 PM PDT by investigateworld (Abortion stops a beating heart)
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To: investigateworld
I always thought the aircraft industry missed the bet by not going with cast iron ;^)

The Wright brothers abandoned cast iron over a century ago. They built their own cast aluminum engine block to decrease weight, because no existing engines met their requirements. Perhaps Langley might have used it in his steam powered flying machines.

8 posted on 07/16/2006 8:13:55 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative
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Cast Iron Aeroplane would be a good name for a Zeppelin tribute band.
14 posted on 07/16/2006 8:16:39 PM PDT by lesser_satan (EKTHELTHIOR!!!)
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To: investigateworld
cast iron

Concrete, man. Cast, reinforced, prestressed concrete.

The airplane of the future will be made of concrete.

I guarantee it. It'll be called "das Fliegenschwein "

23 posted on 07/16/2006 8:27:35 PM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: investigateworld
I always thought the aircraft industry missed the bet by not going with cast iron

LOL... Before my time, but the Grumman Aircraft Company in WWII built such rugged and reliable aircraft that they were referred to as the Grumman Iron Works.

47 posted on 07/16/2006 9:25:28 PM PDT by RJL
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To: investigateworld
always thought the aircraft industry missed the bet by not going with cast iron...

Spoken like a true Soviet aircraft designer.

61 posted on 07/17/2006 5:37:42 AM PDT by Kenny Bunk (( Vote Fraud: The Democrats' Secret Weapon .... Well, secret to the RNC, anyway.))
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To: investigateworld; Paleo Conservative

Ever hear of the "Grumman Iron Works"?


77 posted on 07/17/2006 7:56:29 AM PDT by SwinneySwitch (Liberals-beyond your expectations!)
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