Aeroplane Construction

About this eBook

Author

Camm, Sydney, 1893-1966

Title

Aeroplane construction : A handbook on the various methods and details of construction employed in the building of aeroplanes

Original Publication

London: Crosby Lockwood and son, 1919.

Credits

Aaron Adrignola and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

TL: Technology: Motor vehicles, Aeronautics, Astronautics

Subject

Airplanes -- Design and construction

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 73566

Release Date

May 8, 2024

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.AEROPLANE CONSTRUCTION — PREFACE
2. 2.TABLE OF CONTENTS
3. 3.AEROPLANE CONSTRUCTION — CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION. — Standardization of Details. — Methods of Manufacture. — Metal Construction.
4. 4.CHAPTER II. MATERIALS. — Variable Qualities of Wood. — Shrinkage. — Unreliability of Tabulated Tests. — Woods in Use. — Silver Spruce. — Virginia Spruce. — Norwegian Spruce. — Ash. — Hickory. — Walnut. — Mahogany. — Birch. — Poplar. — Oregon Pine. — Other Woods. — Multi-ply Wood. — Defects in Timber. — Steel. — Steel Tube. — Aluminium. — Duralumin.
5. 5.CHAPTER III. SPARS AND STRUTS. — Spar Sections. — Hollow Spar Construction. — Strut Sections. — Strut Materials. — Tapering of Interplane Struts. — Design of Strut Sections. — Fuselage Struts.
6. 6.CHAPTER IV. PLANE CONSTRUCTION. — Effects of Standardization. — Shaping of Main Spars. — Defects of Glue in Wing Spars. — Arrangement of Planes. — Types of Wing Ribs in Use. — Ribs under Compression. — Importance of Even Contour. — Wing Tip Details.
7. 7.CHAPTER V. DETAILS OF PLANE CONSTRUCTION. — The Sagging of Fabric. — False Ribs. — Pressure at Leading Edge. — Effect of Lateral Control. — Leading and Trailing Edges. — Efficiency of the Raked Wing Tip. — Wing Baffles. — Metal Wing Construction. — Fabric Attachment.
8. 8.CHAPTER VI. INTERPLANE STRUT CONNECTIONS. — Brazing and Welding. — Connections in Use. — Head Resistance of Strut Sockets.
9. 9.CHAPTER VII. WING-TRUSSING SYSTEMS. — The Pratt Truss. — Monoplane Trussing. — Wireless Wing Structure. — Anchorage of Lift Wires. — Biplane Trussing. — Single Strut Systems. — 1½ Strut Machines. — Drift Bracing. — Properties of the Various Types.
10. 10.CHAPTER VIII. FUSELAGE CONSTRUCTION. — Fuselage Types. — Box-Girder Type. — Jointing of Longerons. — Diagonal Wood Bracing. — Three-ply Fuselage. — The Monocoque Type. — Fuselage Contours.
11. 11.CHAPTER IX. FUSELAGE FITTINGS. — Types in Use. — Steel Tube Fuselage Construction.
12. 12.CHAPTER X. UNDERCARRIAGE TYPES. — Principles of Design. — Undercarriage Types. — Recent Developments.
13. 13.CHAPTER XI. UNDERCARRIAGE DETAILS. — Methods of Suspension. — Shock Absorbing Effect of Tyres. — Connections. — Axle Fairings. — Undercarriage Brakes. — Housing of Undercarriage during Flight.
14. 14.CHAPTER XII. CONTROL SYSTEMS. — Main Principles. — Control by Inherent Stability. — The Instinctive Principle. — Vertical Column Control. — Wheel Controls. — The “Dep” Control. — The Wright System.
15. 15.CHAPTER XIII. WIRES AND CONNECTIONS. — Various Wires used. — Result of Tests. — Stranded Cable. — Cable Connections. — Relative Strengths. — Streamline Wires.
16. 16.CHAPTER XIV. ENGINE MOUNTINGS. — Essential Requirements of an Engine Mounting. — Materials. — Rotary Engine Mountings. — Overhung Mounting. — A Stationary Engine Mounting. — Multi-Engine Mountings.
17. 17.CHAPTER XV. ERECTION AND ALIGNMENT. — Accurate Part Production. — Drilling of Bolt Holes. — Locking of Bolts. — Truing of Main Planes. — Fabric Covering of Planes. — Fuselage Erection. — Checking of Fuselage. — Alignment of Complete Machine. — Alignment of Machine in Side Elevation. — Plan Alignment of Machine. — Tension of Wires.
18. 18.INDEX.
19. 19.Transcriber’s Notes

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