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Originally Posted by scon10
Looks great.
A little funfact regardeing the DC series. The wing up to the outer wing section containig the ailerons had 3 spars, as opposed to the normal practice of using two spars. From a fatigue design point of view, that is very efficient, it is a major reason why Douglas aircraft had a much longer technical life than most other 1950's airliners.
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When we flew on Eldorado Nuclear DC-4s from Edmonton to Uranium City, I used to marvel at how the wings would flex in turbulence. It was always a bumpy ride at low altitude - the loaders would regularly carry empty ice cream buckets to passengers. There would be pallets of tri-milk ahead of passengers on the trip north, and pails of yellow cake on the trip south.
Oh, those good old days.
John