21st Century U.S. Military Manuals: Fundamentals and Procedures of Airframe Maintenance (FM 1-563) - Aerodynamic Forces, Structural Metals, Drawings, Blueprint Reading (Professional Format Series)

Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this Army Field Manual manual is a training guide and basic reference manual on airframe maintenance and repair for airframe repairers. It contains general information on structural repair of Army fixed- and rotary-wing. It is not directed to specific aircraft.

CHAPTER 1 * BASIC AIRCRAFT INFORMATION * SECTION I * AERODYNAMIC FORCES * FOUR FORCES AFFECTING AN AIRCRAFT * ANGLE OF ATTACK * AIRFOIL SPEED * AIR DENSITY * AIRFOIL SHAPE * SECTION II * MAIN STRUCTURAL UNITS * STRUCTURE * STRUCTURAL MEMBERS * PRINCIPAL AIRFRAME PARTS (ROTARY-WING) * PRINCIPAL AIRFRAME PARTS (FIXED-WING) * CHAPTER 2 * AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL METALS * SECTION I * PROPERTIES AND CHARACTERISTICS * PROPERTIES OF METALS * STRESS AND STRAIN FORCES * SECTION II * METALS AND METALWORKING PROCESSES * ALLOYING * HEAT TREATMENT HOT WORKING * COLD WORKING * STEEL * ALUMINUM AND ALUMINUM ALLOYS * MAGNESIUM ALLOYS * TITANIUM AND TITANIUM ALLOYS * COPPER AND COPPER ALLOYS * MONEL * INCONEL * HARDNESS TESTING OF METALS * CHAPTER 3 * SHEET METAL TOOLS AND SHOP EQUIPMENT * SECTION I * BASIC HAND TOOLS * LAYOUT AND MEASURING TOOLS * HOLDING TOOLS * STRIKING TOOLS * CUTTING TOOLS * PUNCHES * SCREWDRIVERS * SECTION II. SPECIAL TOOLS AND DEVICES * BENCH PLATES * STAKES * SECTION III * SHEET METAL SHOP EQUIPMENT * NONPOWERED METAL-CUTTING MACHINES * POWERED METAL-CUTTING MACHINES * DRILLS AND DRILL PRESSES * GRINDING AND SANDING MACHINES * METAL-FORMING MACHINES * SHRINKING-AND-STRETCHING MACHINE * CHAPTER 4 * ENGINEERING DRAWING AND BLUEPRINT READING * TERMS * LINES * SCALE * DRAWING SIZE * DIMENSIONING * DRAWINGS * VIEWS * BLUEPRINTS * MICROFILM AND MICROFICHE * CHAPTER 5 * FORMING * SHAPING AIRCRAFT METALS * MEASUREMENT TERMS * BENDS OR FOLDS * PATTERNS OR TEMPLATES * SHRINKING AND STRETCHING ALUMINUM * STRAIGHT-LINE BENDS * FORMING BLOCKS * FLANGED ANGLES * CURVED FLANGED PARTS * FORMING BY BUMPING * JOGGLING * RELIEVING STRESS * CHAPTER 6 * RIVETS, SPECIAL-PURPOSE FASTENERS, AND RESISTANCE WELDING * SECTION I * SOLID-SHANK RIVETS * TYPES * IDENTIFICATION * HEAT-TREATING ICEBOX RIVETS * SELECTION * INSTALLATION * SECTION II * SPECIAL RIVETS * TYPES * MECHANICALLY EXPANDED RIVETS * BULBED CHERRYLOCK RIVETS * WIREDRAW CHERRYLOCK RIVETS * CHERRYLOCK AND BULBED CHERRYLOCK INSTALLATION * CHERRYLOCK INSPECTION * TROUBLESHOOTING (CHERRYLOCK) * RIVET REMOVAL (CHERRYLOCK) * TOOL SELECTION (CHERRYLOCK) * CHERRYMAX RIVETS * CHERRYMAX TOOLING * CHERRYMAX INSTALLATION * CHERRYMAX INSPECTION * TROUBLESHOOTING (CHERRYMAX) * RIVET REMOVAL (CHERRYMAX) * RIVNUTS * HI-SHEAR RIVETS * SECTION III * SPECIAL-PURPOSE FASTENERS * HUCK LOCK BOLTS * JO-BOLTS * RESTRICTIONS * ADVANTAGES * CHAPTER 7 * AIRCRAFT FASTENERS * SECTION I * BOLTS * COMPOSITION * IDENTIFICATION * GRIP LENGTH * TYPES * SECTION II * NUTS * IDENTIFICATION * CODING * TYPES AND APPLICATIONS * SECTION III * WASHERS * PLAIN * OTHER * SECTION IV * BOLT AND NUT INSTALLATION * BOLT HOLE SIZE TOLERANCES * TORQUE APPLICATION * TYPES AND DESCRIPTION * IDENTIFICATION * INSTALLATION * REMOVAL * 2600- AND 2700-SERIES STUD ASSEMBLIES * CHAPTER 8 * AIRFRAME REPAIR * BASIC PRINCIPLES * STRUCTURAL REPAIR * GENERAL REPAIR PRACTICES * DAMAGE REMOVAL AND FASTENER LAYOUT * PRIMARY (STRESSED) SKIN REPAIR * LAYOUT PROCEDURES - SKIN REPAIR * INTERNAL STRUCTURAL REPAIR * STRUCTURAL SEALING * SANDWICH CONSTRUCTION * CHAPTER 9 * AIRCRAFT PLASTICS * CHARACTERISTICS * TYPES AND IDENTIFICATION * REPAIR TYPES AND PROCEDURES * TRANSPARENT PLASTIC PANEL INSTALLATION * THERMOSETTING PLASTICS (REINFORCED FIBERGLASS) * CHAPTER 10 * REBALANCING MOVABLE SURFACES * STATIC BALANCE * DYNAMIC BALANCE * TERMS AND SYMBOLS * SURFACE BALANCING OR REBALANCING PRINCIPLES * SURFACE REBALANCING PROCEDURES * GLOSSARY * REFERENCES

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