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Old 15th May 2008, 20:02
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Re: Luftwaffe moveable control surfaces

Not quite. The Bf 109G/K as well as the Fw 190s were converting to wood framed and covered tailplane surfaces in the last months of the war. I'm unsure if the 190s with wooden tailplanes ever became operational, but the 109s did. The main problem seemed to be with the gluing. And, there was a change to 1.5 mm plywood on the lower rudder as the thinner 1 mm plywood covering was being damaged by small rocks blown back by the propeller air stream.
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