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AIRCRAFT DRAWINGS

AIRCRAFT DRAWINGS
Back To Top Study Materials Aviation Maintenance Technician Series General textbook Pages 365 through 401 ASA, Inc. Airframeand Powerplant Mechanics General Handbook AC 65-9A Pages 35 through 52 Federal Aviation Administration

Typical Oral Questions
1. What is meant by tolerance on an aircraft drawing? The allowableplus or minus variation from the dimension given on the drawing. 2. What is meant by clearance on an aircraft drawing? The amount of space, or separation, that is allowed between two components orparts. 3. What information is given in the title block of an aircraft drawing? The name and address of the company who made the part, the name of the part, the scale of the drawing, the name of thedraftsman, the name of the engineer approving the part and the number of the part (the drawing number). 4. How are dimensions shown on an aircraft drawing? By numbers shown in the break of a dimension line.5. How can you know that the aircraft drawing you are using is the most current version of the drawing? By the number in the revision block and by the log of the most recent drawings. 6. How manyviews can there be in an orthographic projection?

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Six. 7. How many views are used to showmost objects in an aircraft drawing? Three. 8. What is the purpose of a center line on an aircraft drawing? This is the line that shows the center of the object in the drawing. 9. What is a fuselagestation number? The distance in inches from the datum, measured along the longitudinal axis of the fuselage. 10. Where is the title block normally located on an aircraft drawing? In the lower right-handcorner of the drawing. 11. What is the purpose of a cutting plane on an aircraft drawing? It shows where an object has been cut to allow an auxiliary drawing to be made. The arrows on a cutting...