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unusual facts about aircraft fabric



Alpaero Sirius

Named for the star, the prototype Sirius was made from wood, tube and aircraft fabric and first flew in August 1984.

Marawing 1-L Malamut

The fuselage is made from welded steel tubing, while the wings are wooden with, all covered in doped aircraft fabric.

Rolandas Kalinauskas RK-5 Ruth

The aircraft fuselage is made from welded steel tubing supplemented with wooden stringers, while the wing is of wooden structure, all covered in doped aircraft fabric.

Vervoost FV-3 Delphin

The aircraft fuselage is made from welded steel tubing, with the aft part covered in doped aircraft fabric and the forward part covered in carbon fibre panels.


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Falconar Avia

Founded in the 1960s by aeronautical engineer Chris Falconar, the company created a new aircraft fabric process called Hipec.