Re: Off Topic, 1918 the building of wooden airplanes
Those look like DH-4 biplanes using the Packard built Liberty V-12, a larger plane and higher performance than the Jenny.
The JN series mostly used the Curtiss OX overhead valve V-8s, later ones used a Hispano-Suiza V-8.
I did a lot of research on Jennies, at one point, to build this model. It's now in the Airman's Museum as part of the National Air and Space Museum collection.
The Jennies were manufactured using the methods as shown in the video though. Thanks for the link.
John
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