[Robert McLinden]

Dave,

When I worked at Middle River Aircraft Systems I used to like to watch and talk with the boys in the stretch press department. I think we had three similar machines used to stretch the inner and outer skins for the Thrust Reverser Core Cowls that they manufacture. Just across the isle from a heat treat oven and quench tank. All the skins were 2024-T3 (0.032) either solid or perforated. Fast becoming a lost art.