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AF-N Airframe

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Readings in the sources

5 short readings for AF-N, a topic at a time: what the test asks, and the sections that cover it. Sign in to tick them off as you read.

  • FAA-H-8083-31B Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook — Airframe
  • FAA-H-8083-21B Helicopter Flying Handbook

  1. Rotorcraft aerodynamics K1, K5, K7

    For the test: Rotorcraft aerodynamics; rotor system design, type and operation; blade function and construction

    • FAA-H-8083-31B Ch. 1: Rotor System · Articulated Rotor System · Fully Articulated Rotor System · Semirigid Rotor System · Rigid Rotor System · Main Rotor System · Helicopter Structures
    • FAA-H-8083-31B Ch. 2: Forces Acting on the Helicopter · Helicopter Flight Conditions
    • FAA-H-8083-21B Ch. 2: Airfoil · Airfoil Terminology and Definitions · Dissymmetry of Lift · Translational Lift · Effective Translational Lift (ETL) · Autorotation
    • FAA-H-8083-21B Ch. 1: Rotor System · Rotor Configurations

  2. Flight controls K2, K4, S1, S3

    For the test: Flight controls; rigging requirements; locating rotor components and control rigging procedures

    • FAA-H-8083-31B Ch. 2: Rotorcraft Controls · Collective Pitch Control · Cyclic Pitch Control · Rotary-Wing Aircraft Assembly & Rigging
    • FAA-H-8083-21B Ch. 3: Collective Pitch Control · Cyclic Pitch Control

  3. Transmissions; drive system vibration and inspection K3, K9

    • FAA-H-8083-31B Ch. 1: Powerplant & Transmission
    • FAA-H-8083-31B Ch. 2: Main Rotor Transmission · Transmission System · Helicopter Power Systems · Helicopter Inspections
    • FAA-H-8083-21B Ch. 4: Main Rotor Transmission · Transmission System · Antitorque Drive Systems

  4. Skid shoe and tube inspection K6

    • FAA-H-8083-31B Ch. 1: Landing Gear or Skids

  5. Rotor vibration, track and balance, and locating those procedures K8, S2, S4

    • FAA-H-8083-31B Ch. 2: Helicopter Vibration · Low Frequency Vibration · Medium Frequency Vibration · High Frequency Vibration · Rotor Blade Tracking · Electronic Blade Tracker · Tail Rotor Tracking
    • FAA-H-8083-21B Ch. 2: Retreating Blade