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Sportplane Construction Techniques, by Tony Bingelis

Sportplane Construction Techniques

by Tony Bingelis

Publisher:
ISBN-13:
9780940000926
Copyright Date:
1998
Pages:
366
Binding:
Spiral-bound
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An EAA classic in every homebuilder's library

Tony Bingelis' Construction Techniques book includes a continuation of articles appearing in later issues of Sport Aviation. The topics covered are more specific and more applicable to the more advanced kit planes such as RVs, Lancairs, etc. Some topics covered include; making fittings, molding fuel tanks and wheel pants, hinge installation, a few nice cockpit refinements, etc. Like his other books, each article is an actual detailed and illustrated set of instructions on how to complete that specific project.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

  • 1 GETTING READY TO BUILD
    • Get Ready...Get Set... Go!
    • Introduction to Aircraft Hardware
    • Make Haste Slowly
  • 2 CONSTRUCTION TIPS/PRACTICES
    • Fuel Tanks...Where and Why
    • Making Fittings
    • Jigs and Jigging
    • How to Bend Tubing
    • Welding Steel Tubular Structures
    • Piano Hinge Installation
    • Fuel Tank Components and Accessories
    • Installing Bushings and Bearings
  • 3 FIBERGLASS COMPONENTS
    • An Introduction to Fiberglass Work
    • Making Fuel Tank Molds
    • Making A Composite Fuel Tank
    • Making Fiberglass Fuel Tanks
    • Making a Cowl Mold
    • How to Make a Fiberglass Cowling ... (If you have to)
    • How to Fit and Install a New Cowling
    • How to Customize Stock Wheel Pants
  • 4 CONTROL SYSTEMS
    • Push-Pull Tube Controls
    • Control Cable Connections
    • Control Surface Flutter Problems
    • Mass Balancing Control Surfaces
    • Wing Flaps
  • 5 COCKPIT/CABIN INTERIOR
    • Basic Cockpit Accommodations
    • Cockpit Conveniences and Refinements
    • Seat Construction Details
    • Carpeting, Paneling and Upholstering
    • Sliding Seat Mechanisms
    • Installing a Submerged Inlet Ventilator
  • 6 CANOPY/WINDSHIELD
    • Canopy Options
    • Sliding Canopy Details
    • Canopy Retention and Security
  • 7 LANDING GEAR
    • Landing Gear Design Factors
    • Landing Gear Shock Absorbers
    • Parking Brakes
    • The Tail Wheel Installation
    • How are You Going to Jack It Up?
  • 8 INSTRUMENTATION
    • Instrument Panel Construction
    • Making Instrument Panels Accessible
    • Pitot-Static System Installation
    • Gyro Instrument System Options
  • 9 ELECTRICAL
    • Wire Installation Practices
    • Useful Electrical Wring Details
    • Switches and Switch-Like Devices
    • Micro and Limit Switches
    • Landing and/or Taxi Lights
    • The Electrical Bonding of Aircraft
  • 10 PAINTING/FINISHING
    • Paint Type Selection
    • Final Preparations and Paint Tips
    • Stick on Trim Stripes and Registration Numbers