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unusual facts about Stressed skin


Stressed skin

The London Transport Routemaster incorporated internal panels riveted to the frames which took most of the structure's shear load.


Northrop XFT

In December 1932, it ordered the XF7B from Boeing, and based on the impressive performance of Northrop's Gamma and Delta, both stressed skin monoplanes, placed an order with Northrop on May 8, 1933 for a single prototype fighter, designated XFT-1.


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Structural insulated panel

In 1937, a small stressed-skin house was constructed and garnered enough attention to bring in First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to dedicate the house.