Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Lou wrote in news:ee8fa5a7-9927-4c7c-8576-
:

Im very impressed on the ability of the stinson on not collapsing.
Lou

it's a real airplane,. not a beer can! Nice thing about the older
airplanes, especially the rag and tube ones, is you can rebuild them from
the data plate up if you want to. they'e also safer in an accident. You
carry your own roll cage around with you.


Bertie


Considering that most of the older "rag and tube" aircraft employ a
coating of powdered aluminum (AKA rocket fuel) and highly flammable
dope, your chances of surviving a controlled crash in the Cherokee are
much better. :-)