How To Read Aircraft Sheet Metal Blueprints

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How to read aircraft sheet metal blueprints. An authorized course of instruction for the quinmester program. Edrs price mf 0 75 hc 1 50 plus postage. Pub date feb 74 note 17p. Blueprint reading for welders and fitters duration.

Institution dade county public schools miami fla. This is a high quality facsimile of aircraft sheet metal work by clarence allen lemaster originally published in 1944. Place the blueprint on the table with the title block on the lower right side. In order to fully comprehend the specific blueprint you re working with be sure to learn those symbols by reading through the legend.

This book is planned to serve as a basic course of instruction for apprentices and other students of aircraft sheet metal work and as a refresher for mechanics who are more or less experienced in the work of this trade. Whether you re repairing an airliner modifying a corporate jet or assembling a kit built aircraft reading and interpreting a blueprint truly means understanding the language of lines. The bill of materials traditionally located above the title block on the right side of the paper provides a list of the exact sizes and lengths of steel required to assemble the pieces drawn on this blueprint. Basic house construction plan views aircraft sheet metal practices blueprint reading sheet metal forming and heat treating sheet metal work 2 985504 institution dade county public schools miami fla.

Read the notes and legend. Aircraft sheet metal practices blueprint reading sheet metal forming and heat treating. Reading metal fabrication blueprints requires knowledge of standard detailing practices. In addition to the standard scale grid and lines blueprints are often comprised of other symbols and numbers.