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Why are airplanes made out of the things that they are made out of?
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∙ 9y ago
Airplane materials have four traits: reasonable cost for the particular part, sufficient strength and durability to do the job, non reactivity with other materials in the plane, and reasonable weight. They could carve the whole plane out of a solid block of titanium, but that wouldn't be the best choice - titanium is very expensive and not everything needs its unique characteristics. The springs in the pilot's seat base need to be strong enough to last, but springs are light and steel ones are very cheap...so they make these out of steel. On the other hand, there is a beam running down the middle of each wing to make it stiff. It's huge so they need it to be light and it must be very strong because if it breaks your airplane falls out of the sky...so titanium would be a good material to use. And for most of the airplane's frame, aluminum alloys have proven very successful so that's what they use.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 9y agoAircraft are made from materials that are strong and durable yet light.
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