
Fiberglass & Other
Composite Materials
A Guide to High Performance Non-Metallic Materials for Race Cars, Street Rods, Body Shops, Boats, and Aircraft.
An excellent how-to book describing the materials, techniques, and tools used in modern small specialty shops, large mass production facilities, to the well home workshop. Although this book is not 100% dedicated to aviation applications, the procedures and materials described will give you an excellent working knowledge of the techniques involved to safely build and repair the high quality components expected on all aircraft.
From the back cover:
For many years aircraft of all types have been constructed with lightweight materials in addition to aluminum and steel. These include fiberglass, kevlar, and carbon fiber. Carbon Fiber is now being used in everything from tennis racquets and golf clubs, to bicycles, telescopes, camera tripods, and hundreds of other products. This revised and updated edition offers the latest technology and equipment to help you construct and repair your own lightweight airframes and components. Fiberglass & Other Composite Materials is required reading for racers, marine, and aircraft enthusiasts.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Fibers and Fiber Forms
Resins
Gel Coats
The FRP Shop
Health and safety
Wet Lay-Up Technique
Advanced FRP Techniques
Mass Production Techniques
Molds
FRP Molds
Plug
Materials and Structures
FRP as a Structural Material
FRP Sandwich Construction
FRP Repairs
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- > Advanced Composites
- > Basic Composite Construction Techniques
- > Advanced Composite Construction Techniques
- > Understanding Aircraft Composite Construction
- > Advanced Composite Techniques
- > KITPLANES Composites Series
- > Composite Aircraft Construction
- > Aircraft Fiberglass 101
- > Composite Facts
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