Designated Engineering Representatives

Before the introduction of the pressurized fuselage, a mechanic had the capability of designing and implementing a repair for just about any part of the airframe. Wooden ribs, steel tubes and the early monocoque aluminum skins — if they were broken, they could be repaired. As aircraft got faster and...

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