Approved Materials for Aircraft Fabric Covering Review Questions and Answers Latest Update Graded A+
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Aircraft Cover
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Aircraft Cover
Approved Materials for Aircraft Fabric Covering Review Questions and Answers Latest Update Graded A+
Warp - Answers the direction along the length of fabric.
Fill or weave - Answers the direction across the width of the fabric.
Count - Answers the number of threads per inch in warp or filling.
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Approved Materials for Aircraft Fabric Covering Review Questions and Answers Latest Update Graded
A+
Warp - Answers the direction along the length of fabric.
Fill or weave - Answers the direction across the width of the fabric.
Count - Answers the number of threads per inch in warp or filling.
Ply - Answers the number of yarns making up a thread.
Bias - Answers a cut, fold, or seam made diagonally to the warp or fill threads.
Pinked edge - Answers an edge which has been cut by machine or special pinking shears in a continuous
series of Vs to prevent raveling.
Selvage edge - Answers the edge of cloth, tape, or webbing woven to prevent raveling.
Greige - Answers condition of polyester fabric upon completion of the production process before being
heat shrunk.
Cross coat - Answers brushing or spraying where the second coat is applied 90° to the direction the first
coat was applied. The two coats together make a single cross coat.
Anti-Chafe Tape - Answers used on sharp protrusions, rib caps, metal seams, and other areas to provide
a smoother surface to keep the fabric from being torn.
Reinforcing Tape - Answers most commonly used on rib caps after the fabric covering is installed to
protect and strengthen the area for attaching the fabric to the ribs.
Rib Bracing - Answers used on wing ribs before the fabric is installed to hold them in the proper place
and alignment during the covering process.
Surface Tape - Answers made of polyester material and applied after the fabric is installed, used over
seams, ribs, patches, and edges.
Rib Lacing Cord - Answers used to lace the fabric to the wing ribs, available in a round or flat cross-
section.
Grommets - Answers used to create reinforced drain holes in the aircraft fabric, usually made of
aluminum or plastic.
Inspection Rings - Answers glued or doped to the fabric to allow viewing of the structure underneath the
aircraft covering.
Primer - Answers cleans, inspects, and prepares the airframe structure before the fabric covering
process begins.
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