Aircraft Maintenance and Repair, Seventh Edition, 7th Edition

Fabrication and Repair of Wood Structures

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INTRODUCTION

Wood aircraft structures combine many of the attributes associated with metal and composite structures, such as light weight, low cost, and high strength, while requiring only the minimum of special equipment for proper maintenance and repair. For this reason, many of the lighter aircraft that have been produced have made use of wood primary and secondary components, such as wing spars, ribs, and control surfaces. A great many of these aircraft are still in operation, and a few designs are still in production using wooden structural components. Figure 3-1 shows aircraft which incorporate ...