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On Thu, 02 Nov 2006 21:43:03 GMT, "Clams Canino"
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A German FW-190 fighter was rescuel after 60 years - in fresh water.

In remarkably intact shape. Note that you can still see the dreaded
swastika painted on the tail.
It's assumed this plane will be restored to museam or airshow condition.

http://www.luftwaffe.no/wreck/index.htm

Hoo-wee....look again..... there's a *LOT* of work to get that thing
ready for display.....
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Yes indeed! It looks like it might be a fabric skinned aircraft. My
uncle, now dead knew how to do fabric airplanes. Put the fabric on,
some coats of "dope", then paint. I wonder how many people there are in
the U.S. that still do that? Many years ago, I made a homemade
hovercraft with plans I bought. Originally, the thing was supposed to
be skinned with veneer plywood to save weight. My uncle decided we
needed to use fabric, and it turned out SO nice! I have a lot of his
old navy books from WWII when he was a CPO, aviation machinist. Cool
stuff. I even have a little book that you read before watching a movie
about the AT-6 trainer before you started flight lessons!

"basskisser" wrote
It looks like it might be a fabric skinned aircraft.

It was aluminum, except for the control surfaces which were fabric covered.
Which is why you see the bare frames of the control surfaces in the
pictures.

I wonder how many people there are in
the U.S. that still do that?

I believe it's still included in the curriculum of most aircraft mechanic
programs. There are still quite a few airplanes in service that are at least
partially fabric covered.