5 ms·

Really? Do you have a source for that? I’d like to read more.

• baybal2 5y ago
  https://testpilot.ru/russia/tupolev/144/tu144_1.php https://testpilot.ru/russia/tupolev/144/tu144_1.php > Крыло самолета (удлинения 1,74 и сужения 7, многолонжеронной конструкции) состоит из основной и отъемных частей и имеет кессонную конструкцию с силовой нагруженной обшивкой в виде фрезерованных крупногабаритных панелей вафельной конструкции из высокопрочных алюминиевых сплавов. "The wing consists of the main, and detachable part, and has a caisson construction with load carrying honeycomb panel skin machined from high strength aluminium alloy" So, a correction there. The wing is made of two ennormous machined parts: the main wing, and the wing extension.
  • the-dude 5y ago
    I don't speak Russian, but your claim does not follow from your translation. It could still be made from numerous honeycomb, machined parts.
    • nzmsv 5y ago
      The Russian does in fact say the skin is made from large machined honeycomb panels (панели).
  • bserge 5y ago
    I read it as "big machined honeycomb panels made out of high strength aluminum alloys"... So no mention of the actual size of a single panel. Крупногабаритных just means "large/big sized".