Airstream style through the years
The Boston Globe
Using techniques common in aircraft manufacturing gave Airstream trailers a high strength-to-weight ratio. Hand-built aluminum ribs are formed into a support 'cage' for the exterior skin, a technique still used in today's trailers.
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Getting under the skin
Using techniques common in aircraft manufacturing gave Airstream trailers a high strength-to-weight ratio.

Hand-built aluminum ribs are formed into a support "cage" for the exterior skin, a technique still used in today's trailers.