AIRCRAFT AND MISSILE DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE HANDBOOK by Overby, C. A. reviewed by Frederick I. Ordway III

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AIRCRAFT AND MISSILE DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE HANDBOOK

by Overby, C. A.

New York, 1960: Macmillan Co., 369 pages, $9.75

This book is designed for use of technicians, supervisors, engineers, etc., occupied in the construction of missiles and airplanes. Its chapters are entitled "Color Codes and Conversion Tables," "Electrical" (cables, protection, switches, identification, cable installation, bonding, etc.), "Plumbing" (systems tubing, pressure tests and relief valve settings, etc.), "Materials of Construction" (aluminum alloys, steel, etc.), "Materials of Construction" (rivets, bolts, nuts, etc.), and "Processes" (cleaning, sandblasting, plating and the like).


Extracted from the 1962 Publication Annotated Bibliography of Space Science and Technology with an Astronomical Supplement - A History of Astronautical Book Literature 1931 - 1961. by Frederick I. Ordway III