
Firewall Forward
by Tony Bingelis
Tony Bingelis' first and best known book on the design and construction of the firewall forward area of homebuilt single engine aircraft.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
1. ENGINE SELECTION
Deciding on an Engine
Some Engine Options
Locating a Suitable Engine
2. HANDLING AND STORAGE
Coping with an Uninstalled Engine
You Have an Engine - Now What?
3. FIREWALL PREPARATION
Firewall
Preparation
4. ENGINE MOUNTS
Types of Engine Mounts
Welding Jigs
5. EXHAUSTS & MUFFLERS
SHHHH...Mufflers that Work
Basic Considerations
Design Considerations
Exhaust Jet Effect
The Sound and the Fury
Welding Stainless Steel
6. COWLS & COOLING
Cooling by Baffling
Baffling Business
Cowlings in General
Cowl Flaps
7. LINES & HOSES
About Aircraft Plumbing
8. FUEL SYSTEMS
Managing the System
Fuel Tanks
Fuel Tank Vents
Fuel Quantity Indicators
Fuel Valves
Fuel Strainers
Fuel Flow
Fuel Flow Test
9. IGNITION & ELECTRICAL
A Battery . . . Will You Need One?
Ignition Switches
Electrical Systems
Messing Around With Magnetos
Ignition Wiring Diagrams
Electrical Wiring Diagrams
10. POWERPLANT INSTRUMENTS
Introduction to Instruments
Ammeter
Ammeter/Voltmeter
Carburetor Temperature
Cylinder Head Temperature
Exhaust Gas Temperature
Fuel Pressure
Manifold Pressure
Oil Pressure
Oil Temperature
Tachometer
Vacuum Pressure
Voltmeter
Markings, Powerplant Instruments
11. ENGINE INSTALLATION
Installing the Engine
Placard that Panel
Instrument, Controls
Shopping List
12. PROPELLERS & SPINNERS
About Those Props
Engine/Propeller Combinations
Pitch Selector Chart
Wood Props
Installing Spinners
13. CENTER OF GRAVITY
That Shifty C of G
Relocating a Heavier Engine
Correcting a Nose Heavy Condition
Correcting a Tail Heavy Condition
Weight Data -- Engine Installation
14. ENGINE OPERATIONS
Returning Engine to Active Service
Battery
Gauges
The Oil System
Props, Exhausts
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