Fractions? Can you convert them to Thousands of an INCH?
6 Questions I 284 Attempts I Created By johnbiggs 1250 days agoMost aircraft are manufactured using imperial measurements, so the younger generation require this knowledge when entering the world of Aviation.........It is the aim of the quiz to kick start the mind ready for conversion and measurements.....Cheers John
Question Excerpt From Fractions? Can you convert them to Thousands of an INCH?
| Q.1) | How many 'Thou' (Thousands) of an INCH are there in 1" (one Inch) ? |
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How many Thousands of an Inch will there be in 1/2" ? (John's Note - The use of " after the numeral is to indicate we are expressing the measurement in Inches - similar to how we use mm after a Number to illustrate millimeters........) - YES this Inch value is not an SI unit For further information see http://www.chemie.fu-berlin.de/chemistry/general/si_en.html |
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| Q.3) | How many Thousands of an Inch will there be in 1/8" (one Eight of an Inch) ? |
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Just to test the knowledge a little further What do you think the Aviation answer to the following question will be? How many "Thou" make up a Sixteenth of an Inch - Then what do we call it when ordering up material such as Sheet Aluminium for Aircraft Skin when doing an Aircraft Structure repair or Fabrication? (John Note - Lets think about clarity and removing the ambiguity) |
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Finally -------- How many Thousands of an Inch are there in one Sixty Fourth ( 1/64 " ) ? (John Note - Remember from the view of Aircraft Maintenance Engineering ) |
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| Q.6) | To describe 1.125" in words it would be ? |
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