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All aircraft ... too hot to handle.


Mechanics mechanics, branch of physics concerned with motion and the forces that tend to cause it; it includes study of the mechanical properties of matter, such as density, elasticity, and viscosity. , a day in the desert is really hot, sometimes limiting maintenance that can be done. Aircraft parts, tools and the airframe exposed to the sun can get hot enough to fry you.

So when you're you're  

Contraction of you are.


you're you are
you're be
 doing split maintenance operations around the clock, use as much protective clothing as possible.

If you don't don't  

1. Contraction of do not.

2. Nonstandard Contraction of does not.

n.
A statement of what should not be done: a list of the dos and don'ts.
, you could suffer burns to your skin when grabbing a tool or touching a hot airframe or aircraft part.

And make sure you take plenty of breaks in extreme heat and drink plenty of water.
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Title Annotation:Aviation; protective clothing for mechanics
Publication:PS, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Mar 1, 2005
Words:88
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