The satisfactory performance of an aircraft requires continuous maintenance of aircraft structural integrity. It is important that metal structural repairs be made according to the best available techniques because improper repair techniques can pose an immediate or potential danger. The reliability of an aircraft depends on the quality of the design, as well as the workmanship used in making the repairs. The design of an aircraft metal structural repair is complicated by the requirement that an aircraft be as light as possible. If weight were not a critical factor, repairs could be made with a large margin of safety. In actual practice, repairs must be strong enough to carry all of the loads with the required factor of safety, but they must not have too much extra strength. For example, a joint that is too weak cannot be tolerated, but a joint that is too strong can create stress risers that may cause cracks in other locations.
- Aircraft Metal Structural Repair
- Tools for Sheet Metal Construction and Repair (Part One)
- Tools for Sheet Metal Construction and Repair (Part Two)
- Tools for Sheet Metal Construction and Repair (Part Three)
- Tools for Sheet Metal Construction and Repair (Part Four)
- Hole Drilling (Part One)
- Hole Drilling (Part Two)
- Forming Tools (Part One)
- Forming Tools (Part Two)
- Forming Tools (Part Three)
- Sheet Metal Holding Devices
- Aluminum Alloys
- Structural Fasteners – Solid Shank Rivets
- Structural Fasteners – Solid Shank Rivets – Installation of Rivets
- Structural Fasteners – Solid Shank Rivets – Rivet Installation Tools (Part One)
- Structural Fasteners – Solid Shank Rivets – Rivet Installation Tools (Part Two)
- Structural Fasteners – Solid Shank Rivets – Riveting Procedure (Part One)
- Structural Fasteners – Solid Shank Rivets – Riveting Procedure (Part Two)
- Structural Fasteners – Solid Shank Rivets – Evaluating the Rivet
- Structural Fasteners – Solid Shank Rivets – Removal and Replacement of Rivets
- Structural Fasteners – Special Purpose Fasteners – Blind Rivets
- Structural Fasteners – Special Purpose Fasteners – Pin Fastening Systems (High-Shear Fasteners)
- Structural Fasteners – Special Purpose Fasteners – Lockbolt Fastening Systems
- Structural Fasteners – Special Purpose Fasteners – Blind Bolts
- Structural Fasteners – Special Purpose Fasteners – Rivet Nuts and Blind Fasteners (Nonstructured)
- Forming Process
- Forming Operations and Terms
- Layout and Forming (Part One)
- Layout and Forming (Part Two)
- Layout and Forming (Part Three)
- Layout and Forming (Part Four)
- Layout and Forming (Part Five)
- Layout and Forming (Part Six)
- Layout and Forming (Part Seven)
- Basic Principles of Sheet Metal Repair (Part One)
- Basic Principles of Sheet Metal Repair (Part Two)
- Repairability of Sheet Metal Structures (Part One)
- Repairability of Sheet Metal Structures (Part Two)
- Repairability of Sheet Metal Structures (Part Three)
- Repairability of Sheet Metal Structures (Part Four)
- Repairability of Sheet Metal Structures (Part Five)
- Repairability of Sheet Metal Structures (Part Six)
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