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Dear Sir;
I would like to know the thickness of aircraft skin and if it could be cut into strips and laminated. Also what could be used for the laminent. Thank you
Cam Scott
Cam
Those are tough questions. I can only guess that aircraft skin is around 1/32 inch thick aluminum. Yes, any thin material could be cut into strips and laminated with a suitable bonding material such as expoxy. I wonder why someone would do that.
Paul
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Paul Soderman
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38 years as research engineer at NASA
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AIAA, NASA
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B.S. and M.S. Aeronautical Engineering - U. of Washington
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