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[โ€“] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Hmm. Is that why passenger jets have stuck with aluminum for the wings, then? They do have to actually bend a visible amount, as opposed to just being an inflated balloon.

Ok, I have to know: what sort of situation would this have been at? Medieval chariot racing?

I can't remember now how much chariot racing I've seen. I don't think ever in person, although wooden carts have been around at re-enactor things.

I was thinking about this local specialty, which I'm pretty sure still uses traditional wooden wheels.

Would this also suggest that steam bending of wood is less effective in certain directions?

Maybe, but not directly for that reason. The relevant effect there is the lignin reaching a heat and moisture-induced glass transition and plasticly deforming. I'm not actually sure if the relatively large shrinkage along the growth rings is due to capillary and cell shape, arrangement of the polymers, or both.

[โ€“] litchralee@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

I want to say the 787 also has composites in the wings, but I'm not certain. It does, however, bend quite a lot during takeoff. But I think most wings do too, but controlled so it doesn't cause fatigue cracking at the wing roots. A composite wing wouldn't have the same fatigue failure mechanism.