num_pages: 224
description: Robert Mikesh takes the reader step by step through the process ofaircraft restoration from the initial decision to prepare for an Does it fit the museum s aims? How will it be displayed? Will it fly? Andof Is it good value? Initial preparation before disassembly arenoted and then the principal techniques in working with wood-andfabricand metal aircraft are discussed using many interesting realexamples. Types of propulsion tires colors and markings are coveredsystematically and the different requirements for indoor or outdoorexhibition are shown. This book is considered the authoritative referenceto the wide and complex subject of aircraft preservation andrestoration.
language: English
title: Restoring Museum Aircraft:
publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.