Section 5 General Information
Van's construction standards for all RV models: contents and full PDF
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What is in this document
This is a revision-controlled section of Van's construction manual with many tables and figures, so it is shown above as published instead of retyped. Use the PDF for all values, tables and figures. Page footers in this copy carry revision dates from 04/15/13 to 02/23/23.
Contents of Section 5 (from the conversion chart on page 05-01)
NOTE: Plans pages may refer to Section 5 by a letter designation. Please refer to the conversion chart below to find the corresponding section's numerical designation.
- 5.1 (5A) ALUMINUM PRIMING & PAINTING
- 5.2 (5B) EDGE FINISHING, DEBURRING & SCRATCH REMOVAL
- 5.3 (5C) MARKING PARTS
- 5.4 (5D) RIVETING
- 5.5 (5E) COUNTERSINKING & DIMPLING
- 5.6 (5F) BACK RIVETING
- 5.7 (5G) FOLDED TRAILING EDGES
- 5.8 (5H) RIVETED TRAILING EDGES
- 5.9 (5J) ROLLED LEADING EDGES
- 5.10 (5K) LAP JOINTS
- 5.11 (5L) FORMING ALUMINUM PARTS FROM SHEET
- 5.12 (5M) VINYL COATING
- 5.13 (5N) FLUTING
- 5.14 (5P) ALUMINUM TUBING
- 5.15 (5Q) STEEL
- 5.16 (5R) INSTALLING NUTPLATES
- 5.17 (5S) FUEL TANK SEALANT
- 5.18 (5T) FIBERGLASS
- 5.19 (5U) ACRYLIC CANOPY & LEXAN WINDOWS
- 5.20 (5V) NUT & BOLT TORQUES
- 5.21 (5W) ELECTRICAL
- 5.22 (5X) COMPRESSION FITTINGS
- 5.23 (5Y) NYLON FLUID FITTINGS
- 5.24 (5Z) DRILLING, TAPS & DIES
- 5.25 DIMENSIONS
- 5.26 HARDWARE REFERENCE
- 5.27 FLUID FITTINGS
- 5.28 TWIST-WELD CABLE TRIMMING
- 5.29 CONCLUSION