AMT-Blueprint Design Flashcards

1
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Purpose of aircraft drawings

A
  • Link between design engineers send maintenance technicians
  • Communicates ideas concerning construction and assembly resulting tangible products.
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_________ allow engineering concepts and/or tweaks to be pre-visualized on a whim, condenses days of work into hours.

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Computer Graphics

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3
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Rough drawings made without the use of instruments. Specific bit of info with minimum detail.

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Sketches

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Drawings made with instruments, provide all info (including dimensions) needed to fabricate a part.

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Detail drawings

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5
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Drawings that describe the relationship of two or more parts and how they are assembled.

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Assembly drawings

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Drawings with all necessary information for a part assy in the final installation position in the aircraft.

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Installation drawings

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This view of a drawing shows the way a component would appear if it were cut in half through the middle.

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Sectional view

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A _____ is used when interior hidden features cannot be shown. Shows internal features by removing exterior half.

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Full section

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Shows exterior and interior of a part on each half portion of the object. Upper half shows interior whereas bottom half shows exterior.

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Half-section

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10
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Drawn on exterior, shows how a part is sectioned and turned 90⁰ towards viewer to show shape that is hidden. (Think spokes on a bike)

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Revolved section

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Similar to revolved, but cut piece is moved to the side to illustrate another angle, sometimes it is upscaled.

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Removed section

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12
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Shows the outside of a component with parts of it cut away to show inside

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Cutaway drawings

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13
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This method of illustration, helps to show exact size and shape by illustrating the faces (6) of an object. Front, top, bottom, rear, right, left

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Orthographic projection drawings

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14
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Shows only a part of the object but in greater detail.

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Detail view

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15
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Like a photo, shows object as it appears to the eye. General appearance.

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Pictorial drawings

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Shows as appears to observer. Angles and dimensions not accurate due to skewing by perspective

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Perspective drawing

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Combo of views of orthographic projection and tilts forward so all 3 sides can be seen in 1 view. Lines are parallel and dimensioned as orthographic

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Isometric drawing

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18
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Like Isometric but two axis are always right (90⁰) angles

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Oblique drawings

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Pictorial drawing of two or more parts that fit together as an assy, parts are floating from their path. Individual parts and relative positions

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Exploded-view drawings

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20
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Graphic representation of an assy or system, methods of principles of operation

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Diagrams

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21
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Identifies each of the components in the systems and shows location and how to install.

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Installation diagrams

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22
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Locate components with respect to each other within the system. Used for troubleshooting. Principle of operation

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Schematic diagrams

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23
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Show various functions of a system, drawn as boxes with lines connecting them.

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Block diagram

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24
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Show wires in a particular section of aircraft electrical system

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Wiring diagram

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25
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Blocked off area of drawing in lower right corner. Contains all info needed to manufacture.

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Title block

26
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The part name goes here

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Title box

27
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Number assigned to a drawing to identify it.

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Drawing number

28
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A list of materials and parts necessary for the fabrication/assy of a component. Ruled columns, part numbers, name of part, materialist is instructed of.

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Bill of materials

29
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Upper right corner, where revisions are recorded

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Revision block

30
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_____ are added to bring attention to or elaborate details that stray from the norm. They are typically used to convey info that could otherwise clutter the drawing.

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Notes/flagnotes

31
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____ are locations based on numbers and letters listed along the borders of a drawing, read right to left. Much like a map.

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Drawing zones

32
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When a given dimension on a drawing has an allowable variation

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Allowances and tolerances

33
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What is projection?

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2 dimensional display of a 3 dimensional object

34
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__________ is used in detail drawings, easily dimensioned and often used the most to manufacture parts. Up to 6 views as well as auxiliary views if there is more explanation of detail needed.

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Orthographic projection

35
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What is the principle view?

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The principle view is the face of am object that gives the most info about the parts dimensions, main shape and key features.

36
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_____ drawings are 3d depictions of an object with the baseline and two axis at 30 degree angles

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Isometric drawings/projection

37
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_________ are drawings how the eye sees an object. Can be drawn in one, two and three point form.

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Perspective

38
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______ is similar to isometric however, one base dimension is parallel to base line, others draw at 30 to 60 degree angles

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Oblique projection

39
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______ show how a part or assembly is installed on an aircraft or within its system.

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Installation drawings

40
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____ diagrams show a principle of operation without regard to accurate part depiction. Used for troubleshooting

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Schematic diagrams

41
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Used to simplify troubleshooting of complex systems, depicted as blocks with lines to one another

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Block diagrams

42
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These contain info such as wire size, Identification number and component part numbers

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Wiring diagrams

43
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Procedural aid to troubleshooting aircraft systems, offers info of system operation without getting structural. Appears as questions and answers

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Logic flowcharts

44
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Visual depiction of parts to help better visualize operation of a particular system

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Pictorial diagrams

45
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Used on outlines to illustrate a visible part

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Visible lines

46
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Indicate invisible edges or contours

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Hidden lines

47
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Thin line made up of alternating long and short dashes. Shows middle of a symmetrical part or holes.

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Center lines

48
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Light lines that extend from point where a measurement is made. They do not touch visible lines

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Extension lines

49
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Light lines with arrowheads. Broken in middle. Dimensions inserted

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Dimension lines

50
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Thickest line, indicate plane in which sectional view of object is taken. Arrowheads show direction in which view is seen

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Cutting plane lines

51
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Light lines, alternating long dashes with two short dashes/dots. Indicates presence of another part and are included to show other parts location

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Phantom lines

52
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Zigzag lines that indicate the edge of a large part, thin lines

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Long break lines

53
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Thick lines that are used across small dimensions to show a part that continues

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Short break lines

54
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Lines with arrowheads, thin, extend from note, number or info to a part. Never cross dimension lines

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Leader lines

55
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These lines are used to show differences in types of materials exposed

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Section lines

56
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Used to avoid cumulative errors, holes are located by dimensioning their centers

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Base line dimensions

57
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Any object that has 3 classes of dimensions, Width, Depth, Height

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Contour rule

58
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Identify locations fore and aft along fuselage. Referenced from a datum point.

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Fuselage stations

59
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Identify vertical locations of aircraft.

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Water lines

60
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Are measured from the right or left of the fuselage center line

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Butt lines

61
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Is a arbitrary vertical plane of reference from which all longitudal dimensions begin

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Datum point

62
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Used to reference stations lines of tailboom of some helicopters

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Boom stations