Stressed plywood skin was used from the main spar forward, with the rest of the wing fabric covered over wooden ribs.
'I'm not sure we have enough wing fabric,' he added, realising he had torn up strips of the precious material to plait into his own hair.
The wing fabric provides an 80% double surface airfoil.
They attempted to cut away a part of his wing fabric using an edged weapon, but it dulled far too quickly to do any damage.
The cause was improper installation of the wing fabric, causing it to debond, resulting in aileron/wing flutter.
Sonya ducked under the billowing wing fabric and ran a hand across the blunt, two-bladed propeller.
Perry condemned the wing fabric and the controls.
"Metalized" wings, where the fabric is replaced with sheet aluminum, eliminating the need to periodically replace the wing fabric.
Pumped hard for altitude, glad that the wing fabric was nonabsorbent.
The major pointed to a heap on the floor, then drew back a piece of torn wing fabric that had covered the body.
