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SkillIdentify aircraft control cable components.
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- 14 CFR § 43.7 Persons authorized to approve aircraft, airframes, aircraft engines, propellers, appliances, or component parts for return to service after maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuildi
Persons authorized to approve aircraft, airframes, aircraft engines, propellers, appliances, or component parts for return to service after maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding, or alteration. (a) Except as provided in this section and § 43.17, no person, other than the Administrator ... approve an aircraft, airframe, aircraft engine, propeller, appliance, or component part for return to service after it has undergone maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding, or alteration. (b) The holder of a mechanic certificate or an inspection authorization may approve an aircraft…
- Chapter 7: Aircraft Materials, Hardware, & Processes › Aircraft Metals › Control Cables & Terminals
Aircraft control cables are fabricated from carbon steel or stainless steel. Cable Construction The basic component of a cable is a wire. The diameter of the wire determines the total diameter of the cable. Several wires are preformed into ... then formed into a strand. These preformed strands are laid around a straight center strand to form a cable. Cable designations are based on the number of strands and the number of wires in each strand. The most common aircraft…
- Chapter 5: Aerodynamics of Flight › Axes of an Aircraft
Whenever an aircraft changes its flight attitude or position in flight, it rotates about one or more of the three axes. [Figure 5-18] The aircraft’s motion about its longitudinal axis resembles the roll of a ship from side ... side. In fact, the names used to describe the motion about an aircraft’s three axes were originally nautical terms. They have been adapted to aeronautical terminology due to the similarity of motion of aircraft and seagoing ships. The motion…