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Originally Posted by Six Nifty .50s
Have you considered termites, beetles, worms, fungus?
Maybe the RAF could save some coin by building a fleet of Eurofighter Typhoons made of less expensive stealthy materials, like balsa-wood.
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Do you want to build a plane from them or are you worried about them eating the structure?
Seriously, today you can protect the wood from all bugs and fungus completely.
The other problem with wood or any composite aircraft is surface heating at high speed. You need a heat shield or sacrificial surface to protect the temperature sensitive structure. Aluminium is not much better which is why Titanium is used a lot.