Introduction to Aircraft Maintenance

This first textbook in Avotek’s AMT Series, Introduction to Aircraft Maintenance, introduces the fundamentals of aviation maintenance to the beginning student. It is the first in a series of four AMT textbooks. It covers basic AMT fundamentals of aerodynamics, mathematics, tools, hardware, basic electricity, documentation, and more. The third edition was redesigned to better align with traditional curriculum structure. Information has been included to better or more fully answer more than 70 known FAA airframe and powerplant test questions. Content has been added on corrosion and cleaning, safety and ground handling, aerospace materials, and FAA parts certification standards. Updated illustrations and additional color have been added throughout the book to enhance the concept explanations.