Stuart Leavell

Covers procedures and practices for building, maintaining, overhauling, and repairing aircraft. This book is the definitive reference source for aviation mechanics since its original publication in 1952. Now updated for the 1990s, this book covers all subjects that mechanics and students need to know to maintain and repair metal aircraft.
Coverage includes:

Tools and their proper use
Materials and fabricating
Drilling and countersinking
Riveting
Bolts and threaded fasteners
Aircraft plumbing
Control cables Electrical wiring and installation
Aircraft drawings
Nondestructive testing (NDT)
Corrosion detection and control
Composite materials… (more)