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Old 08-17-2003 | 08:51 PM
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Default Pine wood instead of spruce?

Most models are overbuilt, try to imagine the stress involved on a particular piece of structure and then imagine what it would take to break it. Most of the 3d type planes are very light and just strong enough for the abuse they take in flight and no more.