Control linkages: turnbuckles, rods, bellcranks and quadrants

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1. Aircraft structures
2. Loads acting on aircraft structures
3. Tension and compression
4. Shear, bending and torsion
5. Stress, strain and material strength
6. The fuselage
7. Truss fuselage construction
8. Monocoque and semi-monocoque
9. The wing: shape and aerofoil
10. Wing construction: spars, ribs and stringers
11. Wing attachment positions
12. Wing design: monospar, multispar and box beam
13. Landing gear: position and types
14. Landing gear shock absorption
15. Fasteners: bolts, screws, nuts, washers and rivets
16. Rivets and riveted joints
17. Control system hardware: cables, pulleys and fairleads
18. Control linkages: turnbuckles, rods, bellcranks and quadrants
19. Safety hardware: cotter pins, safety wire and locking clips
20. Modelling structural members
21. The importance of aircraft structures