Kitplanes : homebuilders library
Sportplane Construction
by Tony Bingelis
Publisher:
ISBN-10:
094000092X
ISBN-13:
9780940000926
Published Date:
1998
Pages:
366
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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
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
RELATED LINKS:
- ...from the 'homebuilders library' Category
- > Tony Bingelis Builders Series
- > Sportplane Builder
- > Composite Facts Design, Manufacturing & Repair
- > Flight Testing Homebuilt Aircraft
- > Propeller Making for the Amateur
- > Aircraft Builder's Logbook
- > Speed with Economy
- > Bingelis on Engines
- > Building Metal Aircraft
- > Kitlog Pro
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