page_title: Tube-and-fabric construction
hierarchical_section_title: Tube-and-fabric construction
caption_attribution_description: English: The fuselage of a Piper PA 18 without the covering during a major overhaul. Deutsch: Der Rumpf einer Piper Pa 18 während einer Grundüberholung ohne Bespannung.
context_page_description: Tube-and-fabric construction is a method of building airframes, which include the fuselages and wings of airplanes. It consists of making a framework of metal tubes and then covering the framework with an aircraft fabric covering.
  The tubes are usually of steel or aluminum.
  The advantages of tube-and-fabric construction over other methods of airframe construction are lower cost and faster speed of construction.
context_section_description: Tube-and-fabric construction is a method of building airframes, which include the fuselages and wings of airplanes. It consists of making a framework of metal tubes (generally welded together) and then covering the framework with an aircraft fabric covering.
  The tubes are usually of steel or aluminum.
  The advantages of tube-and-fabric construction over other methods of airframe construction (such as wood and sheet metal) are lower cost and faster speed of construction.
caption: A stripped down tube and fabric constructed fuselage from a Piper PA-18 Super Cub
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