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Table of Contents.
1. STRUCTURES (ATA 51).............................................................................6
1.1. Dimensions.............................................................................................6
1.2. Airplane Jack Points................................................................................8
1.3. Composite Materials.............................................................................10
1.4. Nose Radome.......................................................................................12
1.5. Major Zones.........................................................................................14
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1.1. Dimensions.
These are the general dimensions of the airplane.
737-700 — DIMENSIONS
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737-800 — DIMENSIONS
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- The main jack points are the wing jack points A and B, and aft body
jack point C.
- The four auxiliary jack points have one stabilizing and three landing
gear axle jack points.
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- High strength,
- Corrosion resistant,
- Increased fatigue life
- Light weight.
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COMPOSITE MATERIALS
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See the navigation chapter for more information on the navigation and
weather radar antennas. (CHAPTER 34)
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NOSE RADOME
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MAJOR ZONES
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2.1. Introduction.
The fuselage is a semi-monocoque structure.
Most of material in the fuselage is aluminum.
- Nose radome,
- Wing-to-body fairing,
- Tailcone.
- Station line,
- Body buttock line,
- Water line.
The water line (WL) is a height dimension. You measure the water line from a
horizontal reference plane below the airplane.
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FUSELAGE
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The fuselage station diagram gives you a reference system to help you find
components, features, and major fuselage structural openings in relation to a
datum plane. The datum plane is perpendicular to the fuselage centerline and
found 130.0 inches (3.302 meters) forward of the airplane nose.
Location Zones.
100 Lower Half of Fuselage
200 Upper Half of Fuselage
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The nacelle is the fairings and the components that surround the engine. The engine and nacelle station diagram gives you the locations of the
The nacelle gives an aerodynamically smooth surface to the strut and engine. structural components and features on the engine and nacelle.
The nacelle also contains these items :
Location Zones.
- Inlet cowl, 400 Powerplants and Nacelle Struts.
- Fan cowl,
- Fan duct cowl and thrust reverser,
- Primary exhaust nozzle,
- Exhaust plug.
The pylon is the strut that attaches the engine to the wing. The strut also
contains these items :
- Fuel lines,
- Electrical lines,
- Hydraulic lines,
- Pneumatic ducts,
- Fairings,
- Fire detection/extinguish lines.
The water line is a height dimension. You measure the water line from a
horizontal reference plane below the nacelle-pylon.
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NACELLES - PYLONS
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- Stabilizer station,
- Stabilizer leading edge station,
- Elevator station.
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HORIZONTAL STABILIZER
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VERTICAL STABILIZER
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5.1. Introduction.
These are the types of windows on the airplane :
All the windows can hold cabin pressurization loads and have fail safe
properties.
There are ten windows in the flight compartment. There are five left (L)
windows and five right (R) windows.
Flight compartment windows No. 1, 3, 4, and 5 are fixed and do not open.
Window No. 2 is a sliding window that opens.
Interface.
Some flight compartment windows get heat from the window anti-ice system.
See the ice and rain protection chapter for more information about the
window anti-ice system. (CHAPTER 30)
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The inner glass pane is thicker than the outer glass pane. It is the primary
structural part. It holds the internal airplane pressure load.
The vinyl layer is a secondary structure. It is also a fail safe device that prevents
the shatter of a broken window if the inner pane breaks.
The outer pane is not structural. The outer pane gives a rigid, hard, scratch
resistant surface. A hydrophobic windshield coating is applied to the outer
pane to improve pilot visibility during rain conditions.
A conductive film on the inner face of the outer glass pane permits electrical
heating for window anti-icing and defogging. Bus bars molded into the upper
and lower edges of the windows make electrical contact with the conductive
film and connect to electrical terminals.
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WINDOW N°1
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GLASS COCKPIT WINDOW CROSS SECTION OF EDGE SHOWING VINYL INTERLAYER CRACKING
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Window No. 2 has laminated glass on each side of a polyvinyl butyral (vinyl) Emergency Operation.
core. The window is resistant to bird impact with or without window heat. To open the window, push the external access door, and pull the external re-
The inner glass pane is thicker than the outer pane. It is the primary structure. lease handle. This will position the window inwards. Then move the window
It holds the internal airplane pressure load. The vinyl layer is the secondary to the rear.
structure. It is also a fail-safe device that prevents the shatter of the window if
the inner pane breaks. The outer pane is not structural. The outer pane gives a Training Information Point.
rigid, hard, scratch-resistant surface.
A conductive strip on the inner face of the outer glass pane permits electrical WARNING : BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU DO WORK ON THE WINDOW NO. 2.
heating for window anti-icing and defogging. THE OUTPUT VOLTAGE OF THE AUTOTRANSFORMER IS 250-350
VOLTS. THIS CAN CAUSE INJURY TO PERSONS.
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WINDOW N°2
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There is a small hole in the upper forward corner of the inner pane.
This hole must be open at all times. It permits pressure in the air space to be
equal to the pressure in the cabin.
The window has a thermal switch racket that you must align with the thermal
switch location on the glass.
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WINDOW N° 3 INSTALLATION
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Window No. 4 has one more vinyl layer to prevent the shatter of broken glass
if there is a bird strike. The inner vinyl layer is not structural.
A conductive strip on the inner face of the outer glass pane permits electrical
heating for window anti-ice and window fog conditions.
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- Engine nacelle/pylon,
- Flight control surfaces,
- Wing tip.
- Wing station,
- Wing buttock line.
You measure the wing buttock line parallel to the buttock line.
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