Aircraft blueprint reading (1 Viewer)

[Tobi]

For those who want to understand aircraft technical drawings. During WW2 different companies (and countries) had different approaches. I do not have any Brit or Axis equivalent manuals on this subject.

To develop a basic understanding of how to read blueprints you must remember that the British and Americans use different datum points for their drawings so first you need to read a reference like

7 Difference Between First Angle And Third Angle Projection - Viva Differences to get a handle on the differences.

For the periods we are looking at the British and Europeans used first angle and Americans and Asians used third angle.

Hi, apologies for the delay ! Not been on here for a few years. Just received a request for the Vickers Supermarine Process Specs, so here they are, enjoy !