Contents:

Part A: airframe materials — wood, plywood and adhesives

• 3.1 Hardwoods and softwoods
• 3.2 Grain and growth rings
• 3.3 Sawmilling of timber
• 3.4 Moisture content and density
• 3.5 Strength and stiffness
• 3.6 Effect of grain slope on strength
• 3.7 Effects of humidity and heat
• 3.8 Properties of timber species used
  for aircraft structures in Australia

• 4.1 Plywood design
• 4.2 Australian plywood standards
• 4.3 Veneer quality
• 4.4 Gluebonds
• 4.5 Plywoods available from Australian distributors

• 5.1 Adhesive requirements
• 5.2 Suitable adhesives
• 5.3 Unsuitable adhesives
• 5.4 Wood bonding joints
• 5.5 Factors affecting joint strength
• 5.6 Joints in plywood
• 5.7 Glued truss structures
• 5.8 Laminations in beams
• 5.9 FAA Advisory Circular 43.13-1B extract — adhesives

• 6.1 Beam properties
• 6.2 Aircraft spars
• 6.3 Spar types and construction features

• 7.1 Defects in timber
• 7.2 Stock dimensions
• 7.3 Selection of boards
• 7.4 Ordering plywood

• 8.1 Stress and strain
• 8.2 Design of wood aircraft structures
• 8.3 Comparison of three recommended softwoods

Part B: airframe materials — metals and hardware

• 9.1 Structure
• 9.2 Alloy steels
• 9.3 Nickel alloys
• 9.4 Aluminium alloys
• 9.5 Stress and strain — definition
• 9.6 Application in design
• 9.7 Effect of shape on stiffness
• 9.8 Metal fatigue in airframes
• 9.9 Fatigue cycles in light aircraft
• 9.10 Strength comparison — aluminium/steel alloys

• 10.1 Uniform corrosion or weathering
• 10.2 Pitting corrosion
• 10.3 Crevice or concentration cell corrosion
• 10.4 Galvanic corrosion
• 10.5 Other corrosion forms
• 10.6 Effect on aluminium alloys
• 10.7 Corrosion inhibition

• 11.1 General description
• 11.2 Significance of fittings for the scratch builder
• 11.3 Non-metallic fittings
• 11.4 Sleeving
• 11.5 Sourcing fittings
• 11.6 Planning fittings for practical design
• 11.7 Planning fittings for practical use
• 11.8 Hardware fittings commonly required
• 11.9 Flight control system components
• 11.10 Some bright (and not so bright) examples of hardware

• 12.1 Solid rivets
• 12.2 Blind rivets
• 12.3 Bolted joints
• 12.4 Aircraft bolt standards
• 12.5 Nuts, locking devices and washers
• 12.6 Mechanical joints in wood structures

• 13.1 General
• 13.2 Safety wire
• 13.3 Safety-wiring procedures
• 13.4 Twisting with special tools
• 13.5 Securing oil caps, drain cocks and valves
• 13.6 Examples of hardware wiring
• 13.7 Securing with cotter pins

Part C: airframe materials – fabrics, composites and coatings

• 15.1 Fabric design and terminology
• 15.2 Polyester fabric properties
• 15.3 Sailcloth and laminate sails and skins
• 15.4 The chemically bonded fabric covering process
• 15.5 Trade names for fabrics and covering systems
• 15.6 AC 43.13-1B Chapter 2 — fabric covering

• 16.1 Polymers
• 16.2 Thermoplastic polymeric materials
• 16.3 Core materials
• 16.4 Thermosetting polymeric materials
• 16.5 Post-curing
• 16.6 Fillers

• 17.1 Reinforcing fibres
• 17.2 Cloths, tapes and rovings
• 17.3 Structural laminates
• 17.4 Forming laminated structures

• 18.1 Paint components
• 18.2 Metal surface preparation
• 18.3 Surface priming
• 18.4 Paint finishes
• 18.5 Selection of finish paint colour
• 18.6 UV inhibitors
• 18.7 Polishing paint and bare aluminium
• 18.8 Aluminium tube and sailcloth airframes
• 18.9 Fabric-covered airframes
• 18.10 Composite airframes