by a letter and a brief description of the revision. A
revised drawing is shown by the addition of a letter to
the original number, as in figure 1-1, view A. When the
print is revised, the letter A in the revision block is
replaced by the letter B and so forth.
Drawing Number
Each blueprint has a drawing number (fig. 1-1,
views A and B), which appears in a block in the lower
right corner of the title block. The drawing number can
be shown in other places, for example, near the top
border line in the upper corner, or on the reverse side
at the other end so it will be visible when the drawing
is rolled. On blueprints with more than one sheet, the
information in the number block shows the sheet
number and the number of sheets in the series. For
example, note that the title blocks shown in figure 1-1,
show sheet 1 of 1.
Reference Number
Reference numbers that appear in the title block
refer to numbers of other blueprints. A dash and a
number show that more than one detail is shown on a
drawing. When two parts are shown in one detail
drawing, the print will have the drawing number plus
a dash and an individual number. An example is the
number 811709-1 in the lower right corner of figure
1-2.
In addition to appearing in the title block, the dash
and number may appear on the face of the drawings
near the parts they identify. Some commercial prints
use a leader line to show the drawing and dash number
of the part. Others use a circle 3/8 inch in diameter
around the dash number, and carry a leader line to the
part.
A dash and number identify changed or improved
parts and right-hand and left-hand parts. Many aircraft
parts on the left-hand side of an aircraft are mirror
images of the corresponding parts on the right-hand
side. The left-hand part is usually shown in the
drawing.
On some prints you may see a notation above the
title block such as 159674 LH shown; 159674-1 RH
opposite. Both parts carry the same number. LH
means left hand, and RH means right hand. Some
companies use odd numbers for right-hand parts and
even numbers for left-hand parts.
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Zone Number
Zone numbers serve the same purpose as the
numbers and letters printed on borders of maps to help
you locate a particular point or part. To find a point or
part, you should mentally draw horizontal and vertical
lines from these letters and numerals. These lines will
intersect at the point or part you are looking for.
You will use practically the same system to help
you locate parts, sections, and views on large
blueprinted objects (for example, assembly drawings
of aircraft). Parts numbered in the title block are found
by looking up the numbers in squares along the lower
border. Read zone numbers from right to left.
Scale Block
The scale block in the title block of the blueprint
shows the size of the drawing compared with
the actual size of the part. The scale may be shown as
1
= 2
,
1
= 12
,
1/2
= 1´, and so forth. It also may
be shown as full size, one-half size, one-fourth size,
and so forth. See the examples in figure 1-1, views A
and B.
If the scale is shown as 1
= 2
,
each line on the
print is shown one-half its actual length. If a scale is
shown as 3
= 1
,
each line on the print is three times
its actual length.
The scale is chosen to fit the object being drawn
and space available on a sheet of drawing paper.
Never measure a drawing; use dimensions. The
print may have been reduced in size from the original
drawing. Or, you might not take the scale of the
drawing into consideration. Paper stretches and
shrinks as the humidity changes. Read the dimensions
on the drawing; they always remain the same.
Graphical scales on maps and plot plans show the
number of feet or miles represented by an inch.
A fraction such as 1/500 means that one unit on the
map is equal to 500 like units on the ground. A large
scale map has a scale of 1
= 10´; a map with a scale
of 1
= 1000´ is a small scale map. The following
chapters of this manual have more information on the
different types of scales used in technical drawings.
Station Number
A station on an aircraft may be described as a rib
(fig. 1-3). Aircraft drawings use various systems of
station markings. For example, the centerline of the