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Aviation maintenance technology has undergone tremendous changes in the past decades. Modern aircraft, with their advanced engines, complex flight controls and environmental control systems, are some of the most sophisti- cated devices in use today, and these marvels of engineering must be maintained by knowledgeable technicians. The Federal Aviation Adminis- tration, recognizing this new generation of aircraft, has updated the require- ments for maintenance technicians and for the schools that provide their training. The FAA has also instituted Aviation Maintenance Technician Awards Program to encourage technicians to update their training. New technologies used in modern aircraft increase the importance for maintenance technicians to have a solid foundation in such basic subjects as mathematics, physics, and electricity. The Aviation Maintenance Tee Series has been produced by ASA to provide the needed background infor- mation for this foundation and to introduce the reader to aircraft structures, powerplants and systems hnician These textbooks have been carefully designed to assist a person in preparing for FAA technician certification, and at the same time serve as valuable references for individuals working in the field. The subject matter is orga- nized into categories used by the FAA for the core curriculum in FAR Part 147, Aviation Maintenance Technician Schools, and for the Subject Matter Knowledge Codes used in the written tests for technician certification. In some cases in the ASA series, these categories have been rearranged to provide a more logical progression of learning This textbook is part of the ASA series of coordinated maintenance techni- cian training materials. The series consists of the General, Airframe, and Powerplans textbooks with study questions. the Fast-Track Test Guides for Ariation Mechoics, exam soft ware for computerized study for the Aviation Maintenance Techoician tests, the Oral and Procrical Exam Gide. The Dicfionuny of Acronaurical Terns. amd the Aviation Mechanic Handbook