Standard Aircraft Handbook for Mechanics and Technicians, Seventh Edition: Edition 7

Larry Reithmaier · Ron Sterkenburg

sept 2013 · McGraw Hill Professional

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The practical, on-the-job aircraft manual--now fully updated

For more than 60 years, the Standard Aircraft Handbook for Mechanics and Technicians has been the trusted resource for building, maintaining, overhauling, and repairing aircraft. This illustrated guide provides clear, step-by-step procedures for all essential aircraft tasks.

The Seventh Edition has been thoroughly revised to cover the latest advances in the industry, including composite materials, cutting-edge nondestructive testing, and detection equipment and procedures. New photos, diagrams, tables, and schematics are featured throughout this must-have reference.

Coverage includes:

• Tools and their proper use
• Materials and fabricating
• Drilling and countersinking
• Riveting
• Bolts and threaded fasteners
• Aircraft plumbing
• Control cables Electrical wiring and installation
• Aircraft drawings
• Nondestructive testing (NDT)
• Corrosion detection and control
• Composite materials

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Larry Reithmaier is a retired mechanical engineer who, while at Rockwell International, helped design and develop the F2H, F3, F86H, F100, F101, and F4 jet fighters, the B-1B bomber, and Apollo and Skylab spacecrafts. The author of several technical books on aviation, he also wrote the Standard Aircraft Handbook for Mechanics and Technicians, Sixth Edition; the Aviation and Space Dictionary; Mach I and Beyond; Private Pilot's Guide; and Aircraft Repair Manual.