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Old 01-10-14, 11:40 PM   #416
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In gazing at a LLoyd CII photo(1 only) which has 'linen covered' flatface plywood on the fuselage but normal ribbing viewable from under the top left wing. Clearly fabric. A later rendition of a side view of the similar Lloyd CIV shows again the plywood fuselage and fabric wings but is not a photo but a detailed color rendering. The CV was a true departure,"with airfoil shaped ribs" surrounded by spanwise longerons covered in plywood sheeting-strong light and IMPOSSIBLE to fix in the field as moisture collected in the wing and warped the plywood. A full color rendition of the V strutted CV shows no ribbing to the wings, with scalloped upper ailerons and tailfin, as with the photo of the 1915 CII. I can't wait to see a Lloyd FJ 40.05 or the surreal 40.08 3 engine LuftkreuzerII!Fabric...as you surmised.
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