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Yeah, I used to build toy gliders too - it's really easy, though with balsa of course, which would not have been available in western Europe during the Renaiss
by zabzonk 4y ago
Yeah, I used to build toy gliders too - it's really easy, though with balsa of course, which would not have been available in western Europe during the Renaissance (so tough shit Leonardo) but there are other light-weight materials, which is what sparked my question.
- dredmorbius 4y agoSpruce was used in aviation through WWII. Boeing was located in Seattle to be near wood supplies needed in aircraft fabrication. (Well, that and its founder was already in the lumber business.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Boeing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Boeing