Aircraft: maintenance and repair

"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."

Includes index.

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 ; Re…