How an aeroplane is built . Rl FT SAWN TIMBER Fig. 1. 36 HOW AN AEROPLANE IS BUILTbe obtained as required. To make thewhole operation clearer the sketches may-be referred to. (See Fig. 2.). cutting longeronsFig. 2. The timber having been rough-sawn tosize, it may be as well for the WorksInspector to see it before further work isdone to it, and satisfy himself about thequality. Assuming this to be satisfactory,it then may be passed on to the planingmachine and have its sides squared tolirkin., which will be the margin requiredfor shrinkage. A LONGERON the foreman of the wood machinists5s
How an aeroplane is built . Rl FT SAWN TIMBER Fig. 1. 36 HOW AN AEROPLANE IS BUILTbe obtained as required. To make thewhole operation clearer the sketches may-be referred to. (See Fig. 2.). cutting longeronsFig. 2. The timber having been rough-sawn tosize, it may be as well for the WorksInspector to see it before further work isdone to it, and satisfy himself about thequality. Assuming this to be satisfactory,it then may be passed on to the planingmachine and have its sides squared tolirkin., which will be the margin requiredfor shrinkage. A LONGERON the foreman of the wood machinists5shop is a quick energetic man, hewill now make a simple jig (see Fig. 3)for tapering these battens from ls92 one end to 1 #2- in. at the otherend, in the following manner:—Get apiece of hard wood, about 20 ft. by 6 \ in. The top and bottom surfaces and 37 HOW AN AEROPLANE IS BUILTone edge of this must be planed , place the longeron on this hardwood batten and equalise its position onthe batten at either end. After having cutthe longeron about l\ in. longer than its
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