(1) Machine-sewn seams like folded-fell or French-fell are used in aircraft covering fabrics. (2) The strength of aircraft covering fabrics is based on their tensile strength. (3) When repairing an L-shaped tear in aircraft fabric, stitches should be applied from the center outward with a curved needle and waxed thread.
(1) Machine-sewn seams like folded-fell or French-fell are used in aircraft covering fabrics. (2) The strength of aircraft covering fabrics is based on their tensile strength. (3) When repairing an L-shaped tear in aircraft fabric, stitches should be applied from the center outward with a curved needle and waxed thread.
(1) Machine-sewn seams like folded-fell or French-fell are used in aircraft covering fabrics. (2) The strength of aircraft covering fabrics is based on their tensile strength. (3) When repairing an L-shaped tear in aircraft fabric, stitches should be applied from the center outward with a curved needle and waxed thread.
(1) Machine-sewn seams like folded-fell or French-fell are used in aircraft covering fabrics. (2) The strength of aircraft covering fabrics is based on their tensile strength. (3) When repairing an L-shaped tear in aircraft fabric, stitches should be applied from the center outward with a curved needle and waxed thread.
1. (1) Machine-sewn seams Statement (1) is true. Machine-sewn 7. Moisture, mildew, Glass cloth used as an aircraft structural in aircraft covering seams in aircraft covering fabrics chemicals, and material is not affected by moisture, fabrics may be of the may be of the folded-fell or acids have no mildew, chemicals, or acids. It is also folded-fell or French- French-fell types. effect on fire resistant. fell types. 8. The strength The strength of aircraft covering fabric is (2) A plain lapped seam (Statement (2) is not true. A plain classification of based on its tensile strength. is never permissible. lapped seam is satisfactory where fabrics used in Regarding the above selvage edges or pinked edges aircraft covering is statements, are joined.) based on 2. The best method of When making a repair to an L- 9. When and how is Finishing tape (surface tape) is applied repair for a fabric- shaped tear in aircraft fabric, use a finishing tape to the wing surface with dope and is covered surface which curved needle and well-waxed applied on a usually stuck down after the first or the has an L-shaped tear, thread. fabric-covered second coat of dope has been applied. each leg of which is Start at the apex (center) of the aircraft? approximately 14 inches tear and make baseball stitches long, is to every quarter inch to the end of 10. When dope- Dope proofing a structure is done by the tear. proofing the parts covering all the parts that will come in After both sides of the tear have of the aircraft contact with doped fabric with a been stitched, remove the colored structure that protective coating such as aluminum foil and silver dopes by softening come in contact or cellulose tape. them with dope thinner or with doped fabric, acetone. which of the (1 and 4) Dope on a patch that extends at following provide least 1-1/2 inch beyond all edges an acceptable of the tear. protective coating? 3. The determining The weight of the fabric approved factor(s) for the for use on an aircraft structure is 1. Aluminum foil. selection of the correct determined by the never-exceed 2. Resin weight of textile fabric speed of the aircraft and by its impregnated cloth to be used in covering maximum wing loading. tape. any type of aircraft is 3. Any one-part the type metal primer. 4. Fabric Rejuvenator is Rejuvenator is a dopelike finishing 4. Cellulose tape. used to material that has powerful 11. When testing the Aircraft fabric is allowed to deteriorate solvents and plasticizers. strength of Grade to 70% of its required strength. When an When a doped surface has aged A cotton fabric airplane requiring intermediate fabric, and cracked, its resilience can be covering an whose new tensile strength is 65 pounds restored with rejuvenator. aircraft that per inch, is covered with grade-A fabric Rejuvenation does nothing to requires only whose new strength is 80 pounds per restore strength to deteriorated intermediate inch, the fabric can deteriorate to 70% fabric. grade, the of the strength of new intermediate 5. Finishing tape (surface Surface tape, or finishing tape, minimum fabric, or 46 pounds per inch, before it tape) is used for what should be placed over all lacing, acceptable must be replaced. purpose? seams, (both machine- and hand- strength the fabric sewn), corners, edges, and places must have is where wear is likely to occur. 6. How many fabric In a French-fell, machine-sewed thicknesses will be seam used to join aircraft fabric, found in a French-fell the edges of the fabric are folded seam? over each other so the threads of the double row of stitches passes through four thicknesses of fabric.
