General
Third Edition
Aviation Maintenance Technician Series
Dale Crane
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Aviation
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Figure 1-1. With their Flyer, the Wright brothers solved the basic problem
of control which finally allowed man to fly.
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Figure 1-2. All metal construction replaced wood & fabric, as the state-of-the-art technology in the early 1930’s.
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Figure 1-3. The fast all-metal, low wing, cantilever monoplane replaced the
slower and more clumsy trimotor airplane for regular airline service.
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Figure 1-4. The long-range jet transport airplane made it possible for people
and things to cross oceans in hours rather than weeks.
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Figure 1-5. The widebodied Boeing 747, with its large seating capacity and long range,
has made air travel the most efficient way for the public to travel.
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Figure 1-6. The space shuttle is today’s state-of-the-art flying machine. Spin-offs from its complex and
sophisticated systems provide challenges for the technician today and in the future.
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