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Aircraft Drawings
How to read aircraft drawings, diagrams and charts: drawing types and views, the title block, revision and dash numbers, station lines, standard lines and symbols, dimensions and tolerances, and using drawings to inspect, repair and sketch.
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- Identify detail, assembly and installation drawings, sectional and pictorial views, and the main types of diagram
- Interpret the title block, dash numbers, revision block, bill of material, zone numbers and station lines
- Recognize the standard line types and symbols used on aircraft drawings
- Interpret dimensions, plus and minus allowances and tolerances
- Confirm that a drawing is current and applies to the aircraft before using it to inspect, repair or alter