Talk:Longeron

Frames?
"The longeron system also requires that the fuselage frames be closely spaced (about every 4 to 6 inches). "

In this passage, are frames synonymous with formers? -- Paul Richter 04:09, 21 December 2006 (UTC)


 * I am a aircraft strucrural engineer and haven't heard the term "formers" used except for ribs in an aircraft wing. Skin is directly fastened to wing ribs so it is accurate to say that they "form" the shape of the wing. So the destinction could be that skin directly attaches to formers whereas skin does not attach directly to frames (also called belt frames or rings).


 * In typical frame and stringer construction the frame is the inboard most member upon which the stringers are attached. The stringers may be directly fastened to the frames or float above them. If the stringers float then they are attached with stringer tie clips (sometimes generically called standoffs). Finally, the skin is fastened to the stringers.Jebix 21:40, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Need help
In the spanish language we have a boat piece called "trancanil", and also "cinta nautica", and basically a whole load of naval terminology that is not being linked here in wiki to its english articles counterparts. I thought maybe this "longeron" was also used for water ships in the same way we use "trancanil" for ships in spanish, but seems not (? Anyways, thanx for any insight whatsoever. I'm new to naval architecture in general, btw.

PS: If u type in "trancanil" in google images, you get an image from a page called "sailandtrip" which shows pretty neatly what i'm talking about here. Cheers. - Joaquin89uy (talk) 16:05, 16 May 2022 (UTC)


 * Looks like you call that a Gunwale. - Joaquin89uy (talk) 16:15, 16 May 2022 (UTC)