[WWI] albatros ribs

[Thayer Syme]

At 01:36 PM 3/23/2009 -0300, you wrote:
>A friend of mine asks:
>Is it possible that the Albatros D series lower wing ribs would have a
>thickness of 10mm plywood?
>D.
>wonder if he wants to build a full size replica, the bastard.

Sounds like more than you need. A lot of homebuilt biplanes use 1/4 
ply for ribs, 6.35mm. bigger lightening holes will only do so much to 
make up the difference.

Thayer
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