[geeks] Re[2]: [rescue] Boats?

[Mike Nicewonger]

On Fri, 25 Jan 2002, you wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Jan 2002, Julius Sridhar wrote:
> 
> > Since a good portion of a zero's structure was made of wood, it would be
> 
> Umm I believe you are mistaken.  Hawker Hurricanes were made of a lot of
> wood.  Zeroes are all metal.  They were lightly armored and lacked
> self-sealing fuel tanks, but they were all metal nonetheless.  I have the
> detailed cutaway drawings in an old book I have which includes an X-ray
> style isometric.
> 
Most Zero's up untill the very latest models were made extensivley from wood.

The Hurricane was all metal frame with most of the fuselage and all of
the tail surfaces covered by fabric.

Mike N