Requirements of monocoque type of fuselage construction; conventional method of building fuselage, and Lockheed process are described; perfectly shaped half-shell molded from three layers of cross-grained spruce which are glued together at one time under heavy pressure to form perfectly homogeneous unit; making concrete mold; all controls kept inside as much as possible; cabin free from structural cross-members.
Fabrication of the Lockheed "Vega" airplane-fuselage
Soc. Automotive Engrs. -- Jl
Society of Automotive Engineers -- Journal ; 23 , n 5
1928
5 pages
12 Figs.
Article (Journal)
English
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Fabrication of the Lockheed Vega Airplane-Fuselage
SAE Technical Papers | 1928
|Monograph: Lockheed-Vega Ventura
Online Contents | 1996
Monograph: Lockheed-Vega Ventura
Online Contents | 1996
Engineering Index Backfile | 1929