airplane construction

try www.eaa.org and the FAA airframe manual AC65-12 and
AC43.13-1 [available on the FAA web]



"Stubby" wrote in
message . ..
| Mike wrote:
| Hi,
|
| I'm interested in learning more about airplane
construction, say maybe a
| Cessna 172. I know the basics of airframes and power
plants, but what
| I'm having a hard time finding is actual diagrams and
depictions of the
| actual assembly. For example, wing root connections,
engine mounts,
| supporting structures, etc. I imagine this might be
available in a
| mechanics manual, but I don't know where else to look.
I've scoured the
| Internet with no success.
|
| Try a kit plane. But look into the regs about this and
getting it
| certified. I would avoid a half done plane. Only fly
something that
| you built and trust.

Jim Macklin wrote:
try www.eaa.org and the FAA airframe manual AC65-12 and
AC43.13-1 [available on the FAA web]



"Stubby" wrote in
message . ..
| Mike wrote:
| Hi,
|
| I'm interested in learning more about airplane
construction, say maybe a
| Cessna 172. I know the basics of airframes and power
plants, but what
| I'm having a hard time finding is actual diagrams and
depictions of the
| actual assembly. For example, wing root connections,
engine mounts,
| supporting structures, etc. I imagine this might be
available in a
| mechanics manual, but I don't know where else to look.
I've scoured the
| Internet with no success.
|
| Try a kit plane. But look into the regs about this and
getting it
| certified. I would avoid a half done plane. Only fly
something that
| you built and trust.



Jim, as always, thanks. I'll check the EAA and FAA site.

--
Mike

link to
http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory...E?OpenDocument

http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory...2?OpenDocument

http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory...3?OpenDocument



"Mike" wrote in message
...
| Jim Macklin wrote:
| try www.eaa.org and the FAA airframe manual AC65-12 and
| AC43.13-1 [available on the FAA web]
|
|
|
| "Stubby" wrote in
| message
. ..
| | Mike wrote:
| | Hi,
| |
| | I'm interested in learning more about airplane
| construction, say maybe a
| | Cessna 172. I know the basics of airframes and power
| plants, but what
| | I'm having a hard time finding is actual diagrams
and
| depictions of the
| | actual assembly. For example, wing root connections,
| engine mounts,
| | supporting structures, etc. I imagine this might be
| available in a
| | mechanics manual, but I don't know where else to
look.
| I've scoured the
| | Internet with no success.
| |
| | Try a kit plane. But look into the regs about this
and
| getting it
| | certified. I would avoid a half done plane. Only fly
| something that
| | you built and trust.
|
|
|
| Jim, as always, thanks. I'll check the EAA and FAA site.
|
| --
| Mike