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1943
1943 - 2231.PDF
SEPTEMBER I6TH, 1943 FLIGHT Advertisements. 7 A New Industry Comes Out of the Woods Plywood, the structural material of the future, takes to skies today. Planes of many types are now being made of plywood, superior in certain characteristics even to fine steel or aluminum. With war-time expansion of plane production, Fairchild foresaw shortages in the light metals. Research and en- gineering development of plywood at Fairchild were given a great stimulus. New data and new techniques were de- veloped, made possible by recently perfected adhesives. Plywood craftsmanship jumped ahead many years in a few short months. By a patented Fairchild process, known as DURAMOLD, layer-on-layer of wood, laid cross-grain and permanently joined with special resins under heat and pressure, may now be molded into single and multi-curved structural surfaces of consistently high quality. DURAMOLD possesses some distinct advantages over metal «vaircraft surfaces. It is more fire-resistant. It makes lighter, stronger planes; the rigid DURAMOLD shell is its own support, eliminating the need for a great clutter of internal stiflieners, bulkheads, and other reinforcing members neces- sary in thin metal construction. It does not wrinkle nor buckle in the airstream, as does a metal surface. There are no non-flush rivets, as no rivets are required. Thus, it is smoother in the air ... horsepower is not handicapped by increased "drag." The plane can fly faster, is more maneuverable and has greater lift and range in the field of high-speed performance. Production of DURAMOLD structures in spars, flat pieces, and complex curved surfaces is now concentrated within the aviation industry. Its purposes are 100% the purposes of war. But, when victory is won, the techniques, facilities and craftsmanship of a new industry can and will be applied to a multitude of peace-time products. DURAMOLD,another example of those Fairchild achieve- ments which put the "touch of tomorrow in the planes of today," is available to all "priority" manufacturers. AIRCHILD Konger Aircraft Engine! Dl»l«ion. formingdole, 1.1. ENGINE AND AIRPLANE CORPORATION 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA. NEW YORK t Fotrchild Aircraft Oi»i»ion, Hogeritown, Md.... Burlington, N. C • Dutamold Division, New Tort. N. Y.
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