| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Summary |
"Get up-to-date information to perform return-to-service aircraft maintenance and pass your FAA aircraft certification! Aircraft Maintenance & Repair, Seventh Edition, is a valuable resource for students of aviation technology that provides updated information needed to prepare for an FAA airframe technician certification--and can be used with classroom discussions and practical application in the shop and on aircraft. This expanded edition includes recent advances in aviation technology to help students find employment as airframe and powerplant mechanics and other technical and engineering-type occupations. For easy reference, chapters are illustrated and present specific aspects of aircraft materials, fabrication processes, maintenance tools and techniques, and federal aviation regulations." |
| Contents |
Part 1. Hazardous materials and safety practices. Hazardous materials ; OSHA's hazardous communications standards ; Disposal and accidental releases of hazardous materials ; Review questions -- Chapter 2. Aircraft structures. Aircraft structural design ; Principal aircraft structures ; Aircraft station numbers ; Zoning ; Nomenclature and definitions ; Fuselages ; Cockpits, cabins, and compartments ; Wings ; Tail and control surfaces ; Landing gear ; Powerplant structures ; Rotorcraft structures ; Review questions -- Chapter 3. Fabrication and repair of wood structures. Aircraft woods ; Adhesives and bonding procedures ; Construction and repair of wood structures ; Care of aircraft with wood structures ; Review questions -- Chapter 4. Fabric coverings. Fabric types and terminology ; Dopes and finishing materials ; Facilities and equipment for aircraft covering ; Selection of fabric covering material ; Application for fabric covers and aircraft ; Fabric inspection ; Repair of fabric coverings ; Review questions -- Chapter 5. Aircraft painting and markings. Aircraft finishing materials ; Spray-paint equipment ; Finishing metal aircraft and parts ; Registration marks for aircraft ; Review questions -- Chapter 6. Welding equipment and techniques. Fundamentals of welding ; Oxyacetylene welding ; Gas welding techniques ; Electric-arc welding ; Inert-gas welding ; Conclusion ; Review questions -- Chapter 7. Welded aircraft structures and repair. Construction of steel-tube assemblies by welding ; Inspection of steel-tube structures ; Aircraft tubing repair ; Special welding repairs ; Soldering and brazing ; Review questions -- Chapter 8. Sheet-metal construction. Design philosophies ; Factors affecting sheet-metal part and joint design ; Fundamental calculations for structures ; Bending metals ; Preparation for layout work ; Hand tools for sheet-metal work ; Floor and bench machinery for sheet-metal work ; Fabrication of sheet-metal parts ; Riveting ; Review questions -- Chapter 9. Sheet-metal inspection and repair. Sheet-metal inspection ; Sheet-metal repair ; Repair practices ; Rivet-repair design ; Review questions -- Chapter 10. Plastics. Fundamentals of plastic materials ; Working with plastic materials ; Installation, maintenance, and repair of plastic materials ; Review questions -- Chapter 11. Advanced composite materials. Laminated structures ; Major components of a laminate ; Strength characteristics ; Description of sandwich structures ; Review questions -- Chapter 12. Assembly and rigging. Aircraft assembly ; Aircraft rigging ; Fixed-surface alignment ; Aircraft flight controls ; Secondary flight-control surfaces ; Control-system components ; Control surface rigging ; Balancing control surfaces ; Inspection and maintenance ; Helicopter flight controls ; Review questions -- Chapter 13. Aircraft fluid power systems. Principles of hydraulics ; Hydraulic fluids ; Hydraulic reservoirs ; Hydraulic pumps ; Pressure-control devices ; Pressure-reducing valves ; Accumulators ; Selector valves ; Automatic-operating control valves ; Hydraulic actuators ; Hydraulic plumbing components ; Hydraulic systems for aircraft ; Hydraulic system for Boeing 777 airliner ; Hydraulic system for the Airbus 380 ; Hydraulic systems for the Bell 214ST helicopter ; Pneumatic systems for aircraft ; Summary of hydraulic system maintenance practices ; Review questions -- Chapter 14. Aircraft landing-gear systems. Landing-gear configurations ; Classification of landing gear ; Landing-gear components ; Steering systems ; Retraction systems ; Transportation aircraft landing-gear systems ; Inspection and maintenance of landing gear ; Tires and wheels ; Design and operation of brake assemblies ; Aircraft brake systems ; Brake maintenance ; Review questions -- Chapter 15. Aircraft fuel systems. Requirements for fuel systems ; Fuel tanks ; Fuel-system components ; Types of fuel systems ; Fuel subsystems ; Typical aircraft fuel systems ; Inspection, maintenance, and repair of fuel systems ; Troubleshooting ; Review questions -- Chapter 16. Environmental systems. Heating systems ; Cabin-cooling systems ; Cabin-pressurization systems ; Cabin environmental systems for a jet-airliner ; Summary of pressurization and air-conditioning systems ; Oxygen systems ; Review questions -- Chapter 17. Aircraft instruments and instrument systems. Principles of instrument operations ; Flight instruments ; Flight instrument systems ; Engine instruments ; Fuel-quantity indicators ; Fuel-system-monitoring instruments ; Miscellaneous instruments ; Electronic instruments ; Installation and maintenance of instruments ; Review questions -- Chapter 18. Auxiliary systems. Fire protection systems ; Ice protection systems ; Rain-removal systems ; Water and waste systems ; Auxiliary power units ; Review questions -- Chapter 19. Troubleshooting theory and practice. The troubleshooting process ; Format of troubleshooting charts ; Review questions. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Language |
In English. |
| Subject |
Airplanes -- Maintenance and repair.
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Avions -- Entretien et réparations. |
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Airplanes -- Maintenance and repair |
| Added Author |
Kroes, Michael J.
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| Other Form: |
(OCoLC)823552226 (OCoLC)806018777 (OCoLC)844454420 |
| ISBN |
9780071801515 (electronic bk.) |
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0071801510 (electronic bk.) |
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