Commonly known as "whitewood" Spruce is used for many things including construction. Howard Hughes built an airplane out of it. "The Spruce Goose"
Before Hardi-plank hit the scene, primed spruce was the primary cornice materials.
Spruce is a softwood.
The Wright Flyer I was the first powered airplane. It was made out of spruce, a strong but lightweight wood.
Spruce is a soft wood.
Spruce is a softwood.
Spruce wood is the wood of the spruce tree of which there are a number of varieties, most of which come from North America. Spruce, pine and fir are all members of the pine family and are similar in that they are soft woods of coniferous (evergreen) trees. All are used in framing lumber for house construction; the lumber is often stamped SPF to indicate that it is non-specific spruce, pine or fir.
spruce, pine & balsa are the big three.
spruce wood for the frame and wings muslin cloth
Spruce is a tougher wood, but some pines, like yellow pine, are much more resistant to rot under water. Yellow pine is often used in boatmaking.
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spruce as it is strong xx
They used spruce for the frame and covered it with muslin. The engine and many other parts were metal.
Spruce was possibly the most common wood used in aircraft, mainly in the early years of aviation.