Building an Aircraft out of Wood - You Can do it!

[@joejody7814]

I've built a piel cp328, as a structural engineer your comments regarding the importance of end grain glue joints is incorrect. All truss members are designed to transfer loads through the gussets. Not a single structure known to man was designed otherwise. The gusset are designed to transfer the loads at the joints. Not the members . Close fitting joint s ar sweeet but not structural. Gussets ARE designed to transmit these forces iregardless of butt to member glue joints. But it is a commendable video. I like resorcinal glues, look up the wood products lab in Madisonville WA. For their analysis of epoxy vs resorcinal. Your discussions regarding wood selection is great. Thanks for posting.

[@izzyssaltlife]

I worked at an aircraft company at Harlingen Texas airport where we built a crop dusting plane and i was in charge of the wing department which was made very similar to these wings. The airplane we built were like the old stearman bi planes except much stronger. We used spruce and mohagany to fabricate the ribs and the spars. Used weldwood powdered glue and small tac's to put them together. then assembled them and moved them to get covered with cotton fabric sewn together to make it big enough to cover the entire wing, then used something they called dope, a liquid that we brushed on the fabric that would tighten fabric up like a drum.Then came the rib stitching then dope and fabric with several coats of dope that kept the fabric tight. Each plane took 2 upper wings and 2 lower wings. Very interesting work. Loved it.

[@hadleymanmusic]

Four jig sets?

[@izzyssaltlife]

@@hadleymanmusic ???

[@arpeltier]

Great videos. I went back and tried to watch more of your other vids and found it hard to find what I was looking for given you have made so many!! You might consider grouping your videos into playlists by topic. That would get your older videos a lot more views.

[@n206ja]

My Zenith 750 STOL build is all aluminum and I don't plan a wood-construction build, but I found this video very interesting and of course, I learned a LOT! Keep'em coming!

[@clydecessna737]

This is an immensely helpful video. Thank you for uploading it.

[@engr.ziyana.hameed1421]

Your Videos are providing a great knowledge like a practical training course. Thank you Very Much., i would like to try a Small light weight Aircraft using some locally available wood and engine in Sri Lanka., (but i only need is a drawing as you are showing in the video). Wish you All the best.

[@CarlosJReyesG]

Very good pronunciation! Is from Virginia.

[@gthree0239]

Lmao! “What’s glue is best” that line about starting a never ending discussion was an understatement. So so so true.

[@houstonsheltonbees814]

Awesome 👍 Thanks hello from the Kentucky mountains USA 👍

[@telescope64]

A very interesting video,lots of great tips and ideas,thanks for posting. Best wishes from Paul.

[@stolaircraftsuyanto9728]

Great information 👏👏👏

[@ormandhunter3546]

I am going to build a Saberwing from Azalea Aviation, and although it is a wood/composite build, the wings do employ wood and composite parts. So, the information supplied here is foundational for questions to ask, information as to how to inspect and what to look for in the wood parts and adhesives supplied in the kit. Thank you Sir. I always enjoy your work and information.

[@cmte.paulopinheiro2782]

Long time i was looking for a video like this, thinking about a kr2s... Your channel is one of the best for Homebuilt Aircraft, Keep it up!!! I'm a Ag-Pilot by the way... Greetings from Brazil...

[@ormandhunter3546]

I am going to build a Saberwing from Azalea Aviation, and although it is a wood/composite build, the wings do employ wood and composite parts. So, the information supplied here is foundational for questions to ask, information as to how to inspect and what to look for in the wood parts and adhesives supplied in the kit. Thank you Sir. I always enjoy your work and information.

[@user9z6c7x8g6t]

Were you boght the plans and how much it costs? I would like also to buy the project...

[@peterlutz3311]

Thank you , for a very interesting and instructive video !

[@riedjacobsen8620]

Would a card scraper be appropriate to prep glue joints? It is used for fancy cabinets in place of sanding.

[@kennethwallace5168]

Absolutely, it micro planes the wood. I bought a cheap pocket microscope(look online) and started looking at wood under it. Sanded is very ugly, so is rasped. Planed wood is sweet to look at under one of these.

[@arthursoutham479]

Please could an addition be made to this video explaining the joining of plywood sheets. Scarf pointing of wood and plywood is the most difficult part of building a wooden aircraft. The accurate tapering the material to eliminate any voids in the joint is critical. The method of applying pressure to the joint to ensure a strong joint is most important.

[@skipgetelman3418]

I build Radio Control models I have learned so much about gluing techniques from your video There are any common

[@massmanute]

Maybe a little bit of a far out question: What about laminated veneer lumber (LVL). It is supposed to be stronger and more uniform that regular lumber, and the mosquito bomber of world war 2 was made from an early form of LVL. (The mosquito aircraft specimens did not last long, but I think the problem was not the fact that the wood was LVL but rather the glue they used would deteriorate.)

[@cybair9341]

I built several props out of wood and they run fine. Now, I'm building rotor blades out of wood. I find it is the best DIY material for those applications. I use aluminum for airframes though.

[@jarikinnunen1718]

For keep airplane dry, wrapping to plastic and using chemical dryer substance with it might be usable way?

[@martinsaunders7925]

Door skin is only for interior doors and is barely good enough for that. It is,however,very good cut into one inch strips and used for pattern making. The pieces being glued with hotmelt glue. Called spider patterns,they are used in boat building to provide cutting lines for sheet steel or aluminum from a compound curve to a flat sheet

[@garykusnierz2108]

That was a good one thank you !!!!!

[@stanislav770]

Bonnes vidéos grâce à vous je vais envisager de démarrer un chantier

[@robertshorthill6836]

I have no plans to build an aircraft frame in this life, but ONE thing I learned many decades ago, never expect an end grain glue joint to last under any form of stress. Try to engineer a tongue and groove joint, with a form of gussets if possible.

[@rjhinnj]

This is not common in aircraft construction because you do not want to remove wood or put holes in the long piece (longeron); it will reduce its strength integrity and create a stress point. This is the reason gussets and/or wood blocking is done.

[@dallasboricua21c]

Though I am way past this part of building my KR2S, it is still very useful information to review and continue to look for well-glued joints in the fuselage wings. Enjoyed every minute of this presentation N8981S KR2S

[@bentonbee1]

Great video

[@karlozols1256]

Best old Film..

[@wagner24314]

I'm thinking of building a 75% scale albatross DVA wood CF and FG construction

[@ronstiles2681]

Measure twice and cut once loads of work, great satisfaction:)

[@tinolino58]

Very inspiring

[@SagarBehera-m7r]

Which engine use this plane

[@dulai5729]

how can I get the book in the video? i didn't find it in the internet. please help me! thank

[@HomebuiltHELP]

It is an EAA publication: shop.eaa.org/collections/how-to-books

[@bennietipton2820]

Great information

[@flyeurodiesel]

was a pleasant surprise to see my Jodel fuselage here in nz. look at jodel diesel zk ccd on youtube

[@rabbie1973]

What about Bamboo?

[@KowboyUSA]

Question: "But can I build a true high-performance, structurally sound aircraft using wood?" Answer: *De Havilland DH-98 Mosquito*

[@SoloRenegade]

Spruce Goose WW1 Albatross fighters

[@mwscheetz]

Hawker Hurricane

[@SoloRenegade]

@@mwscheetz Hurricane was only partially wood, but a reasonable add to the list.

[@Axel-dc1xp]

Why glue it?

[@LTVoyager]

I was hoping it would show the really hard part - scarfing plywood seams. 😁

[@massmanute]

Glue: I read that resorcinol-formaldehyde is the only glue approved for aircraft use. Is that right? Is so then why are other glues like epoxy being advocated? Please forgive my questions. I am a novice.

[@rjhinnj]

There is no better glue for wood aircraft construction than T-88 epoxy. The advantages are many. It doesn’t shrink and is not brittle. It is impervious to gas and oil distillates. It is stronger than the wood itself and does not require super tight joints.

[@oscarermitano6194]

How much it cost

[@jamesengland7461]

Carefully inspecting each and every board to this extent would likely drive me insane. I get enough of a headache just trying to find a single usable 1x2 at Home Depot.

[@rjhinnj]

When your very life is depending on it… you’ll inspect the wood! By the way, Home Depot doesn’t have any wood acceptable for major structural members in aircraft construction!

[@Marusija8]

KLASS... !!!!!!!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟✈

[@MrSpaceRatt]

Poplar is also an approved wood for aircraft, yet I hear very little of its use.

[@orangestoneface]

or build a plane from old bike frames . or timber ..two by four frame or ...some way simpler construction just crude wood and plyplates as wings , would it work , fun vid for youtube safer to remote control with man weight sandbag in seat. or old plane wings on old car drive till lifts no propeller.

[@joey-cn6mt]

Couldn't get 6x6 and mill your own v grane ???

[@SoloRenegade]

profit was not the goal in WW2, WW2, etc. Mass production alone was the goal. profit is not always the driving motive.

[@EllipsisAircraft]

Then why did congress go after Alcoa, Ford, Hughes, and many others for "Wartime profiteering"? Alcoa had to fight antimonopoly laws just to produce aluminum before the war. And when war broke out, they alone by their own effort and grit had built enough aluminum production capacity to supply the allies. But they had to fight regulation and red tape and insurmountable negative press to position themselves to save the world. Then all their effort was punished and they faced heavy fines for "profiting"...

[@stevecrabb1]

There is no structural benefit from gluing the frame members together before gluing the gussets. All the loads are transferred through the gussets.

[@foxman362]

Can you buy aircraft wood off ebay?

[@riedjacobsen8620]

Maybe, but with extreme caution and careful inspection. Shipping is usually very costly.

[@dougkehoe3758]

Orrrr...There’s quarter inch - eighth inch birch/mahogany 4’x8’ ply at Home Depot and a veneer supplier just outside of Boston in Somerville I believe...and a lumber I’ll just outside of Fall River could turn thicker stock thru their contraptions...in other words...look around locally. G luck!

[@rjhinnj]

Home Depot plywood usually has some imperfections in its veneers and the glues used are not to aircraft standards. Aircraft plywood is the highest grade and is not sold at Home Depot. Aircraft Spruce or Wicks Carries it

[@Noone-rt6pw]

Better be careful, someone is apt to buy any wood not looking for tight grain that goes the length of the board, then dismiss the knots, where they'd say, it'll be ok.

[@MichaelM-q2q]

Light aluminum conduit, welded and covered in cloth. Painted with polymer.bottom like an amphibious two engine clipper airplane with an extra ton of fuel

[@FernandoVisserCedrola]

You can make an obsolete aeroplane, it barely goes up, however should ya?

[@flightsaround]

Lots of views and few likes. This is wrong, fix it

[@CoolWater-t7e]

Now better

[@CoolWater-t7e]

From pakistan❤❤

[@robertshorthill6836]

Please do not discount the use of a glue like Gorilla glue. I have used this glue for laminates and have never been disappointed. It will foam out with squeeze out, but can be cut off with a sharp chisel or other type of cutter when cured.

[@AbdulHafiz-qo1yj]

Home made helicopter make flying simple part

[@davidholz3784]

building a wooden air craft thanks 2023

[@robertshorthill6836]

If all you can find for fasteners at hardware store are sheetrock screws, go somewhere else. Sheetrock screws are for hanging sheetrock and have zero place in woodworking operations, like airframe or cabinet construction. Why? Because they will snap (break) and be unacceptable.

[@rjhinnj]

The sheet rock screws shown in the video were only used for jig blocks. Screws are never used when joining wood sections in ribs or longerons!

[@Tuberesu]

Surely you mean a "Wooden Aircraft" -- two nations separated by a single language!!

[@garyowen9044]

I’d need a Ritalin drip.

[@DLTNRDG]

Pegamentos: 11:00

[@tomekapompey563]

I really like it. Also check out WoodPrix plans and plans.

[@coreykoepsel]

terrible robot voice clicked off

[@rjhinnj]

That’s a real person… you see him at the end speaking.

[@rustie61]

WOW... that ANNOYING voice is enough to vibrate all the glue joints to failure!!! (along with my poor ears)...