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| Introduction | |
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| General Information | |
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| Fraction, Decimal, and Metric Equivalents | |
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| Conversions | |
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| Aircraft Nomenclature | |
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| Axes of an Airplane | |
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| Forces Acting on an Aircraft in Flight | |
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| Types of Aircraft Structure | |
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| Truss | |
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| Monocoque | |
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| Semimonocoque | |
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| ATA-100 System of Identification | |
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| Aircraft Nationality Identification | |
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| Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations | |
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| Standard Taxi Signals | |
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| Cylinder Color Code Identifiers | |
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| Physical and Chemical | |
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| Periodic Table of Elements | |
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| Temperature Conversion | |
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| Absolute Temperature | |
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| ICAO Standard Atmosphere | |
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| Distribution of Electrons in the Chemical Elements | |
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| Density of Various Solids and Liquids | |
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| Density of Various Gases | |
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| Hydraulic Relationships | |
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| Quantity of Liquid in a Drum | |
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| Estimating Quantity of Liquid in a Standard 55-Gallon Drum | |
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| Mathematics | |
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| Measurement Systems | |
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| The International System of Units (SI) | |
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| The Metric System | |
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| U.S. - Metric Conversion | |
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| Length | |
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| Weight | |
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| Volume | |
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| Mathematical Constants | |
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| Mathematical Symbols | |
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| Squares, Square Roots, Cubes, Cube Roots of Numbers | |
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| Diameter, Circumference and Area of a Circle | |
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| Geometric Formulas | |
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| Triangle | |
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| Square | |
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| Rectangle | |
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| Parallelogram | |
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| Trapezoid | |
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| Regular Pentagon | |
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| Regular Hexagon | |
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| Regular Octagon | |
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| Circle | |
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| Ellipse | |
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| Sphere | |
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| Cube | |
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| Rectangular Solid | |
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| Cone | |
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| Cylinder | |
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| Trigonometric Functions | |
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| Powers of Ten | |
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| Number Systems | |
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| Binary Equivalent of Decimal | |
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| Octal Equivalent of Decimal | |
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| Binary Equivalent of Octal | |
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| Hexadecimal Number System | |
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| Binary Coded Decimal Equivalent of Decimal | |
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| The Gray Code | |
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| American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) | |
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| Special Control Functions Used in ASCII | |
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| Aircraft Drawings | |
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| Types of Aircraft Drawings | |
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| Sketches | |
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| Detail Drawings | |
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| Assembly Drawings | |
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| Installation Drawings | |
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| Sectional Drawings | |
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| Cutaway Drawing | |
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| Exploded-View Drawing | |
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| Schematic Diagram | |
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| Block Diagram | |
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| Repair Drawings | |
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| Wiring Diagrams | |
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| Pictorial Diagrams | |
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| Orthographic Projections | |
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| Meaning of Lines | |
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| Material Symbols | |
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| Location Identification | |
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| Fuselage Stations | |
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| Water Lines | |
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| Butt Lines | |
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| Wing and Horizontal Stabilizer Stations | |
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| Aircraft Electrical Systems | |
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| Electrical Symbols | |
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| Alternating Current Terms and Values | |
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| Ohm's Law Relationships | |
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| Electrical Formulas | |
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| Formulas Involving Resistance | |
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| Formulas Involving Capacitance | |
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| Formulas Involving Inductance | |
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| Formulas Involving Both Capacitance and Inductance | |
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| Resonant Frequency | |
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| Total Reactance | |
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| Impedance | |
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| Electrical System Installation | |
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| Selection of Wire Size | |
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| Notes on Wire Installation | |
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| Switch Derating Factors | |
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| Wire and Circuit Protectors | |
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| MS Electrical Connectors | |
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| Resistor Color Code | |
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| Aircraft Storage Batteries | |
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| Lead-Acid Batteries | |
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| Nickel-Cadmium Batteries | |
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| Aircraft Materials | |
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| Composition of Wrought Aluminum Alloys | |
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| Four-Digit Designation System for Wrought Aluminum Alloys | |
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| Mechanical Properties of Aluminum Alloys | |
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| Temper Designations for Aluminum Alloys | |
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| Heat-Treatable Alloys | |
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| Non-Heat-Treatable Alloys | |
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| Temperatures for Heat Treatment of Aluminum Alloys | |
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| Bearing Strength (in pounds) of Aluminum Alloy Sheet | |
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| Shear Strength of Aluminum Alloy Rivets | |
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| Single-Shear Strength (in pounds) of Aluminum-Alloy Rivets | |
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| Double-Shear Strength (in pounds) of Aluminum-Alloy Rivets | |
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| SAE Classification of Steel | |
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| Strength of Steel Related to its Hardness | |
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| Color of Steel for Various Temperatures | |
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| Color of Oxides on Steel at Various Tempering Temperatures | |
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| Tools for Aircraft Maintenance | |
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| Measuring and Layout Tools | |
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| Steel Rule | |
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| Hook Rule | |
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| Combination Set | |
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| Vernier Calipers | |
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| Dividers | |
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| Outside Calipers | |
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| Inside Calipers | |
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| Hermaphrodite Calipers | |
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| Scriber | |
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| How to Read the Vernier Scale | |
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| Micrometer Caliper | |
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| Dial Indicator | |
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| Feeler Gages | |
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| Small-Hole Gages | |
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| Telescoping Gages | |
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| Holding Tools | |
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| Vises | |
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| Bench Vise | |
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| Drill Press Vise | |
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| Pliers | |
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| Combination/Slip Joint Pliers | |
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| Water Pump Pliers | |
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| Vise-Grip Pliers | |
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| Needle-Nose Pliers | |
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| Safety Wiring Tools | |
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| Diagonal Cutting Pliers | |
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| Duckbill Pliers | |
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| Safety Wire Twisting Tool | |
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| Bending and Forming Tools | |
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| Tools for Making Straight Bends and Curves | |
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| Cornice Brake | |
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| Box Brake | |
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| Press Brake | |
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| Slip Roll Former | |
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| Forming Compound Curves in Sheet Metal | |
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| English Wheel | |
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| Cutting Tools | |
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| Shears | |
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| Throatless Shears | |
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| Squaring Shears | |
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| Scroll Shears | |
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| Hand Shears | |
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| Tin Snips | |
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| Compound Shears | |
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| Saws | |
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| Band Saw | |
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| Hacksaw | |
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| Wood Saws | |
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| Crosscut Saw | |
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| Ripsaw | |
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| Compass, or Keyhole Saw | |
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| Backsaw | |
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| Chisels | |
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| Flat Chisel | |
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| Cape Chisel | |
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| Diamond Point Chisel | |
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| Round Nose Chisel | |
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| Files | |
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| Hole Cutting Tools | |
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| Twist Drills | |
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| Twist Drill Sizes | |
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| Drill Gage | |
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| Twist Drill Sharpening | |
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| Drill Point Gage | |
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| Large Hole Cutters | |
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| Hole Saws | |
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| Fly Cutter | |
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| Countersink | |
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| Reamers | |
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| Drills for Wood and Composite Materials | |
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| Auger Bits | |
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| Forstner Bits | |
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| Flat Wood-Boring Bits | |
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| Brad-Point Drills | |
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| Spade Drill | |
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| Threads and Threading Tools | |
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| Unified and American Standard Thread Form | |
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| Thread-Cutting Tools | |
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| Body and Tap Drill Sizes | |
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| Taps | |
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| Screw Pitch Gage | |
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| Torque and Torque Wrenches | |
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| Click-Type Torque Wrench | |
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| Deflecting-Beam Torque Wrench | |
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| Torque Conversions | |
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| Recommended Torque Values | |
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| Pounding Tools | |
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| Carpenter's Claw Hammer | |
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| Ball Peen Hammer | |
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| Metalworking Hammers | |
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| Straight Peen and Cross Peen Hammers | |
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| Body, or Planishing Hammer | |
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| Mallets and Soft-Face Hammers | |
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| Sledge Hammers | |
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| Punches | |
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| Prick Punch | |
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| Center Punch | |
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| Drift, or Starting Punch | |
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| Pin Punch | |
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| Transfer Punch | |
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| Automatic Center Punch | |
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| Wrenches | |
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| Open End Wrench | |
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| Adjustable Open End Wrench | |
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| Ratcheting Open End Wrench | |
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| Box End Wrench | |
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| Ratcheting Box Wrench | |
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| Combination Wrench | |
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| Flare Nut Wrench | |
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| Socket Wrenches | |
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| Socket Wrench Handles | |
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| Hand Impact Tool | |
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| Typical Socket Wrenches | |
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| Extension and Adapters | |
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| Allen Wrenches | |
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| Screwdrivers | |
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| Slot Screwdrivers | |
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| Offset Screwdriver | |
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| Recessed-Head Screwdrivers | |
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| Screw Heads for Special Structural Screws | |
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| Aircraft Hardware | |
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| Standards | |
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| Threaded Fasteners | |
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| Bolts | |
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| Hex-Head Bolts | |
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| Flush-Head Bolts | |
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| Drilled-Head Bolts | |
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| Twelve-Point, Washer-Head Bolts | |
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| Internal Wrenching Bolts | |
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| Clevis Bolts | |
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| Eye Bolts | |
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| Bolt Installation | |
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| Bolt Fits | |
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| Screws | |
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| Aircraft Screw Heads | |
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| Set Screws | |
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| Self-Tapping Sheet-Metal Screws | |
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| Nuts | |
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| Nonlocking Nuts | |
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| Self-Locking Nuts | |
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| Low-temperature locking nuts | |
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| High-temperature locking nuts | |
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| Wing Nuts | |
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| Anchor Nuts | |
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| Channel Nuts | |
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| Pressed-Steel Nuts | |
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| Instrument Nuts | |
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| Rivnuts | |
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| Threaded Fastener Safetying | |
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| Locking Washers | |
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| Cotter Pins | |
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| Safety Wire and Safety Wire Twisting | |
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| Washers | |
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| Special Rivets | |
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| Blind Rivets | |
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| Friction-Lock Rivets | |
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| Mechanical-Lock Rivets | |
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| CherryMax Rivets, Olympic-Lok Rivets, Huck Rivets | |
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| High-Strength Pin Rivets | |
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| Hi-Shear Rivet | |
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| Hi-Lok Fasteners | |
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| Hi-Tigue Fasteners | |
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| Cowling Fasteners | |
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| Thread Repair Hardware | |
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| Helicoil Insert | |
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| Acres Sleeves | |
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| Metal Aircraft Fabrication | |
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| Sheet Metal Layout and Forming | |
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| Definitions | |
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| Layout Procedure | |
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| Example | |
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| Forming | |
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| Minimum Bend Radii for 90[superscript o] Bends in Aluminum Alloys | |
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| Setback | |
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| Setback (K) Chart | |
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| Bend Allowance Chart | |
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| Rivets and Riveting | |
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| Alternatives to Riveting | |
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| Aircraft Solid Rivets | |
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| Rivet Material | |
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| Rivet Diameter | |
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| Examples of Rivet Selection | |
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| Rivet Length | |
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| Riveting Tools | |
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| Rivet Sets | |
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| Bucking Bars | |
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| Installing Flush Rivets | |
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| Blind Rivet Code | |
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| Removal of Damaged Rivets | |
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| Minimum Rivet Spacing and Edge Distance | |
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| Aircraft Fabric Covering | |
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| Rib Stitch Spacing | |
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| Rib Stitch Knots | |
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| Corrosion Detection and Control | |
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| Types of Corrosion | |
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| Oxidation | |
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| Surface and Pitting Corrosion | |
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| Intergranular Corrosion | |
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| Exfoliation Corrosion | |
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| Stress Corrosion | |
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| Galvanic Corrosion | |
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| Concentration Cell Corrosion | |
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| Fretting Corrosion | |
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| Filiform Corrosion | |
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| Corrosion Control | |
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| Nondestructive Inspection | |
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| Visual Inspection | |
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| NDI | |
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| Visual Inspection | |
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| Surface Visual Inspection | |
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| Internal Visual Inspection | |
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| Tap Test | |
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| Penetrant Inspection | |
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| Magnetic Particle Inspection | |
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| Eddy Current Inspection | |
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| How it works | |
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| What it is suited for | |
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| Method | |
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| Detection of corrosion | |
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| Ultrasonic Inspection | |
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| Radiography | |
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| X-Rays | |
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| Gamma Rays | |
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| Inspection-Steps | |
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| Considerations | |
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| Safety | |
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| Aircraft Control Systems | |
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| Types of Control Systems | |
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| Torque Tubes | |
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| Push-Pull Rods | |
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| Control Cables | |
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| Control Cable Terminals | |
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| Turnbuckles | |
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| Turnbuckle Safetying | |
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| Clip-Locking Turnbuckles | |
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| Control Cable Tension | |
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| Aircraft Fluid Lines | |
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| Rigid Fluid Lines | |
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| Materials recommended for rigid fluid lines | |
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| Flexible Fluid Lines | |
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| Types of Flexible Fluid Lines | |
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| Installation of Flexible Hose | |
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| Fluid Line Identification | |
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| Oxygen System Servicing | |
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| Oxygen System Servicing | |
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| Filling Pressure for 1,850 PSI Oxygen Cylinders | |
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| Aircraft Weight and Balance | |
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| Locating the Center of Gravity | |
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| Datum Forward of the Airplane-Nose Wheel Landing Gear | |
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| Datum Aft of the Main Wheels-Nose Wheel Landing Gear | |
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| Datum Forward of the Main Wheels-Tail Wheel Landing Gear | |
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| Datum Aft of the Main Wheels-Tail Wheel Landing Gear | |
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| Location of CG with Respect to the Mean Aerodynamic Chord | |
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| Composites | |
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| Resin Systems-Typical Properties | |
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| Resin Mix Ratios | |
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| Fiber/Resin Ratio Formulas | |
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| Reinforcing Fibers | |
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| Textile and Fiber Terminology | |
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| Yarn Part Numbering Systems | |
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| Fabric Weave Styles | |
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| Common Weave Style Numbers and Features | |
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| Ply Orientation Conventions | |
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| Damage Removal-Scarfing and Stepping | |
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| Core Materials | |
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| Bleeder Schedules | |