Comment on How a Boeing Sales Flop Became the World's Hottest Secondhand JetlinerparentComments−sandworm10111y80ish % steel. The 25 did use some aluminum and titanium where needed. The good engineering was in determining where steel was good enough and where it wasn't.−WalterBright11yWell, the whole art of designing an aircraft is shaving away the metal (weight) where it isn't absolutely needed!
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80ish % steel. The 25 did use some aluminum and titanium where needed. The good engineering was in determining where steel was good enough and where it wasn't.
Well, the whole art of designing an aircraft is shaving away the metal (weight) where it isn't absolutely needed!