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Originally Posted by Petethefeet
Mmmmm, just been thinking ( scary ), if I understand the dynamics involved correctly ( and I'm not 100 % sure I do ), reading that the skin is stressing ( is that right? ), and the ribs are stressing in that area around the big windows ( hence the need to strengthen them ), and while wanting to adhere to the whole " lightness" philosophy as practically possible ( sorry about the P's ), could you not put a heavier guage interior skin in that area to act as something like a sheet brace? Or is it a deflection issue?
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The sheet metal won't help.
It's the structure that has to be beefed up.
The sheet metal will flex.
The solid figure 8 around the windows down to the floor, is the strength that the shell needs.
If you still have questions, then call me Monday.
Andy