Best Homebuilders Books?

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Howdy,

What books have you found most useful for building, outfitting, and testing an
all aluminum homebuilt?

thanks,
tom pettit

[Richard Lamb]

wrote:
>
> Howdy,
>
> What books have you found most useful for building, outfitting, and testing an
> all aluminum homebuilt?
>
> thanks,
> tom pettit


I think it was Dick and Jane.

[Ed Wischmeyer]

> What books have you found most useful for building, outfitting, and testing an
> all aluminum homebuilt?

The Tony Bingelis books (available from EAA) are standards for all
homebuilts. Then there's CAM 18, an FAA publication (almost certainly
under a new name), and if you're building an RV, Van's has some good
summary instructions.

Other sources: take a class in aluminum construction, such as a
Sportaire workshop; and make friends with the locals in the EAA,
including the Tech Counselors and Flight Advisors. Also make friends
with your local A&Ps, or AIs.

Enjoy!

Ed Wischmeyer

[Kai Glaesner]

> Then there's CAM 18, an FAA publication (almost certainly under a new
name)

Current it is AC-43.13

[Cy Galley]

EAA has republished CAM 18 on occasion. Don't know if it is in print
currently. It is different than AC 43-13

--
Cy Galley
Editor, EAA Safety Programs
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"Kai Glaesner" > wrote in message
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> > Then there's CAM 18, an FAA publication (almost certainly under a new
> name)
>
> Current it is AC-43.13
>
>

[Bob Kuykendall]

Earlier, wrote:

> What books have you found most useful for
> building, outfitting, and testing an all
> aluminum homebuilt?

For the building part, I liked the Ladislao Pazmany book "Light
aircraft construction for the amateur builder." Available at
http://www.pazmany.com and also through Aircraft Spruce.

The to best things I got out of that book were:

* How to build a simple guillotine brake for leading edge radii

* How to make simple plugs and molds for fiberglass and acrylic parts

* Doing justice to compound curved acrylic transparencies is best done
by professionals

For the outfitting, I liked the Bingelis book "Firewall Forward."

Thanks, and best regards to all

Bob K.