The on-the-job aircraft maintenance manual and gold standard for aviation students and professionals - now fully updated
For over 60 years, the Standard Aircraft Handbook for Mechanics and Technicians has been the go-to manual for building, maintaining, overhauling, and repairing aircraft of all types. This illustrated manual provides clear, step-by-step procedures for all essential aircraft maintenance and repair tasks. Thoroughly revised to cover the latest advances in the industry, this Eighth Edition includes essential information on composite materials, cutting-edge nondestructive testing, corrosion detection equipment and procedures, and new sections on wood components, aircraft weight and balance, welding, and FAA regulations. New photos, diagrams, tables, and schematics are featured throughout this must-have reference.
Coverage includes:
Tools and their proper use
Materials and fabricating, including new section on wood
Drilling and countersinking
Riveting
Bolts and threaded fasteners
Aircraft plumbing
Control cable
Electrical wiring and installation
NEW - Aircraft weight and balance
Nondestructive testing (NDT)
Corrosion detection and control
Composite materials
NEW - FAA regulations and aircraft inspections
Auflage
Sprache
Verlagsort
Produkt-Hinweis
Fadenheftung
Gewebe-Einband
Illustrationen
Maße
Höhe: 233 mm
Breite: 156 mm
Dicke: 26 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-260-46892-2 (9781260468922)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Dr. Ronald Sterkenburg is a professor at the School of Aviation Technology and Transportation at Purdue University. He started teaching at Purdue University in 1999 after a 20-year career in the Royal Netherlands and US Navy. Dr. Sterkenburg is the author or co-author of 13 books and more than 60 publications in national and international journals and conference proceedings. He is a certificated A & P mechanic, holds an Inspection Authorization (IA) and performs the duties of a Designated Mechanic Examiner (DME).
Peng Hao Wang is an assistant professor of aviation technology at Purdue Polytechnic and researches the use of composite materials to improve modern aircraft design and maintenance. Wang earned his bachelor's degree, master's degree, and Ph.D. at Purdue, studying under Ronald Sterkenburg, professor of aviation technology.
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. Tools and How to Use Them
3. Materials and Fabricating
4. Drilling and Countersinking
5. Riveting
6. Welding
7. Bolts and Threaded Fasteners
8. Aircraft Plumbing
9. Control Cables
10. Electrical Wiring and Installation
11. Aircraft Drawings
12. Nondestructive Testing (NDT) or Nondestructive Inspection (NDI)
13. Corrosion Detection and Control
14. Composites
15. Standard Parts
16. Weight and Balance
17. Regulations, Publications, Maintenance Forms, and Records
Appendix
Glossary
Index
