53-30-00  PLATES SKIN Back

A. General

The skin panels and the plates give an aerodynamic shape to the fuselage.

B. Description
  • The skin panels are aluminum alloy. They are formed and rolled to give them the correct shape. Some areas of the panels are chemically etched to reduce the material thickness (and thus reduce the weight).

  • The skin panels have openings for the:
    (Ref. Fig. 1 and Fig. 2)
    - Doors (Ref. 52-00-00)- Windows (Ref. 56-00-00)- Water drain valves
    The doubler straps (which are riveted to the skin) make the structure stronger in some areas.

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