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Firewall Forward, by Tony Bingelis

Firewall Forward

by Tony Bingelis

Publisher:
EAA
ISBN-13:
9780940000933
Copyright Date:
1992
Pages:
302
Binding:
Spiral-bound
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Tony Bingelis' first and best known book on the design and construction of the firewall forward area of homebuilt single engine aircraft.

This book includes reprints of articles formerly appearing in EAA's Sport Aviation magazine covering topics such as engine selection, installation, design of the exhaust systems and fuel systems, fitting cowls, making hoses, instruments and sensor set-up and much more. This first edition is mostly relevant to self designers and builders of plans built aircraft using smaller non-certified engines.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

  • 1. ENGINE SELECTION
    • Deciding on an Engine
    • Some Engine Options
    • Locating a Suitable Engine
  • 2. HANDLING AND STORAGE
    • Coping with an Uninstalled Engine
    • You Have an Engine - Now What?
  • 3. FIREWALL PREPARATION
    • Firewall
    • Preparation
  • 4. ENGINE MOUNTS
    • Types of Engine Mounts
    • Welding Jigs
  • 5. EXHAUSTS & MUFFLERS
    • SHHHH...Mufflers that Work
    • Basic Considerations
    • Design Considerations
    • Exhaust Jet Effect
    • The Sound and the Fury
    • Welding Stainless Steel
  • 6. COWLS & COOLING
    • Cooling by Baffling
    • Baffling Business
    • Cowlings in General
    • Cowl Flaps
  • 7. LINES & HOSES
    • About Aircraft Plumbing
  • 8. FUEL SYSTEMS
    • Managing the System
    • Fuel Tanks
    • Fuel Tank Vents
    • Fuel Quantity Indicators
    • Fuel Valves
    • Fuel Strainers
    • Fuel Flow
    • Fuel Flow Test
  • 9. IGNITION & ELECTRICAL
    • A Battery . . . Will You Need One?
    • Ignition Switches
    • Electrical Systems
    • Messing Around With Magnetos
    • Ignition Wiring Diagrams
    • Electrical Wiring Diagrams
  • 10. POWERPLANT INSTRUMENTS
    • Introduction to Instruments
    • Ammeter
    • Ammeter/Voltmeter
    • Carburetor Temperature
    • Cylinder Head Temperature
    • Exhaust Gas Temperature
    • Fuel Pressure
    • Manifold Pressure
    • Oil Pressure
    • Oil Temperature
    • Tachometer
    • Vacuum Pressure
    • Voltmeter
    • Markings, Powerplant Instruments
  • 11. ENGINE INSTALLATION
    • Installing the Engine
    • Placard that Panel
    • Instrument, Controls
    • Shopping List
  • 12. PROPELLERS & SPINNERS
    • About Those Props
    • Engine/Propeller Combinations
    • Pitch Selector Chart
    • Wood Props
    • Installing Spinners
  • 13. CENTER OF GRAVITY
    • That Shifty C of G
    • Relocating a Heavier Engine
    • Correcting a Nose Heavy Condition
    • Correcting a Tail Heavy Condition
    • Weight Data -- Engine Installation
  • 14. ENGINE OPERATIONS
    • Returning Engine to Active Service
    • Battery
    • Gauges
    • The Oil System
    • Props, Exhausts