Body Maintenance: Basic and Advanced Light Plane Maintenance, 1987

Document Type: Book (Informational) Purpose: Informational. Authority: Author Expertise. Series: Light Plane Maintenance Library

Scope: General knowledge book written for General Aviation pilots, owners and mechanics. Written by the Editors of Light Airplane Maintenance magazine.

From the dust jacket: "BODY MAINTENANCE will help you to protect and beautify your airplane under the clear and easy-to-follow guidance of experts-the Editors of Light Plane Maintenance Magazine—for a fraction of the cost of having others do the work. The benefits to you will be economy, personalized care and the confidence and pride that come with being able to do your own work and knowledgeably judge the maintenance work you pay for.

Just knowing how to gauge the health of your tires, wheels, shocks and brakes can save you hundreds of dollars of unnecessary work by mechanics or other professionals. Furthermore, having procedures and tips at your disposal on how you can find reasonably priced materials for upholstering and reappointing your cockpit, for detecting and combatting corrosion and for repainting your plane's exterior, can put economical renovation and beautification of your airplane well within your grasp."

Contents (from the Table of Contents): "1. Safe Airplane Jacking 2. Tires 3. Bearings, Struts, and Dampers 4. Preserving Brake Effectiveness 4. Curtiss Aircraft Engines 5. Corrosion and Cracking Control 6. Exterior Improvements 7. Renovating the Interior Appendix: Landing Gear Troubleshooting"