non-metallic structures - aircraft fabric covering Review Questions with complete Solutions 100% Pass
which frames are covered with aircraft fabric when they are built? - Answers fuselage, wing stabilizers, and flight controls
what are the different types of fabrics? - Answers silk, cotton, and I...
which frames are covered with aircraft fabric when they are built? - Answers fuselage, wing stabilizers,
and flight controls
what are the different types of fabrics? - Answers silk, cotton, and Irish linen which were the first. later
came fiberglass, super flight, cenonite and dracon which are common today
a roll of cloth is also called a... - Answers bolt
warp threads are... - Answers the threads that run the length of the fabrics as it comes off the bolt
at what degree should the fill/weft/woof threads be run to the warp? - Answers 90°
what do you do with fill threads? - Answers interweave the warp threads and reinforce the cloth
what is a salvage edge? - Answers a strip of tightly woven fabric that runs in the warp direction along
one edge of the fabric and MUST be cut off to use the bolt.
what does a salvage edge do? - Answers it prevents the fabric from unraveling.
type of organic fabrics are... - Answers silk, cotton, glider fabric, Irish linen
types of inorganic fabrics are... - Answers polyester and fiberglass
what is mercerized? - Answers to treat with an alkali to increase its strength and reception to dye and
impart a lustrous silky appearance
what is calendaring? - Answers a mechanical finishing process for fabrics used to produce special effects
such as high luster, glazing, moiré, and embossed effects
what is a calender? - Answers a machine used in finishing to impart a variety of surface effects to fabrics.
it utiliezes two or more heavy rollers, sometimes heated, through which the fabric is passed under heavy
pressure.
what is the minimal tensile strength for new grade A cotton? - Answers 80 lbs per inch in width
what does VNE stand for? - Answers velocity never to exceed
what are the two methods of installing fabric? - Answers envelope method and blanket method
what is the envelope method? - Answers to use a precut or sewn envelope that is pulled onto the
structure and cemented along the open end.
what is the blanket method? - Answers the fabric is wrapped around the wing and cemented to the
trailing edge, leading edge, and the tip, but not to the ribs
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