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Old 01-24-2008, 16:11 PM   #145 (permalink)
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Russia did have a full duralumin monoplane anno 1924.
I don't doubt it. The Junkers J 1 of 1915 was the worlds first airworthy (internal) all metal monoplane. The metal was iron! The J 3 was made in light metal.
The Short Silver Streak in England (1920) is generally regarded as the worlds first all aluminium (and duralumin) aircraft. Even the moveable surfaces were metal.
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