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Great set of books, thanks for all your hard work.

Did you find the info you were looking for? I may have the info somewhere in my archive, let me know if you are still looking

Not a whole heap of difference. The fuselage is split between FS 177.5 and FS 195.5, with a 40" plug being inserted. In the new aircraft the tip of the nose is now FS -40 instead of FS 0. All stations forward of the split are now labelled as an FS of 40 less than original, eg FS 86 becomes FS...

Thanks for that. I use the Mil-Hdbk 5 or MMPDS to compare figures, but it occurs to be that at some point the US military would have issued a TO or similar document advising technical personnel of the equivalents between the different grades and treatments. I guess they just handled it the...

Must have the wrong editions of those references, I don't see any comparison table. As an example, what are the official modern equivalents for "24ST, Bar, to 4 in, cross gr" and "24ST Extruded shapes"?

What sort of detail are you looking for? Any particular area?

Hi all, first time poster. Apologies if this topic is a repeat. I do a lot of work with DC-3 / C47 aircraft. The Structural Repair Manual (SRM) and manufacturing drawings specify alumimium (or aluminum for my American friends ;-) ) grades such as 24ST. The modern equivalent of 24 is 2024...