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* Most of the current fleet of aircraft is composed primarily of aluminum. * In the early days aircraft were made from canvas stretched over a wooden frame & then painted. * Some new aircraft are made of fiberglass or carbon composites. * Some small aircraft are composed of an aluminum frame with mylar stretched over in the same way wood and canvas was used.

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