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Airframe Aircraft Covering
Question | Answer |
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When and how is finishing tape applied on a fabric covered aircraft? | Doped on after the first or second coat of dope. |
The determining factors for the selection of the correct weight of textile fabric to be used in covering any type of aircraft is the | Speed of the aircraft and the maximum wing loading |
How many fabric thickness will be found in a French-fell seam? | Four |
Finishing tape (Surface tape) is used for what purpose? | To provide additional wear resistance over the edges of fabric forming structures. |
Fungicide and mildewcide additives are important for fabric covered aircraft, such as | Cotton and linen |
The best method of repair for a fabric-covered surface which has an L-shaped tear, each leg of which is approximately 14 inches long, is to | Sew with a baseball stitch from the center of the tear out toward the extremity of each leg and then dope on a patch. |
The strength classification of fabrics used in aircraft covering is based on | Tensile strength |
Fabric rejuvenator is used to | Restore the condition of dope coatings. |
When dope-proofing the parts of the aircraft structure that come in contact with doped fabric, which of the following provide an acceptable protective coating? | 1 and 4 Aluminum and cellulose tape. |
(1) Machine sewn seams in aircraft covering fabrics may be of the folded fell type or French fell types. (2) A plain lapped seam is never permissible. | Only no.1 is true |
When testing the strength of Grade A cotton fabric covering an aircraft that requires only intermediate grade, the minimum acceptable strength the fabric must have is | 70 percent of the original strength for intermediate fabric. |
moisture, mildew, chemicals, and acids have no effect on | Glass Fabric |