Hello Bradbury,
On the aircraft program I am working on, we are currently having a titanium sheetmetal wing to fuselage drag angle manufactured by hot forming. The drag angle has a "S" cross-section and is actually two 0.063 sheets formed together. Material is 6AL-4V Titianium. Our...
Blind rivets usually require tighter hole tolerance and as such 1 of every 5 holes requires inspection. This drives up the processing cost, however the blind rivet only reuires one operator as opposed to two men to buck a solid rivet (providing solid rivet is NOT squeezed).
Hello,
Can anyone offer some insight into thier company policy regarding bucking rivets thru machined parts, in an airframe? Is it prohibited for concern of creating damage (micro-cracks) to the machinings ?
Appreciate any thoughts on this.
regards,
Gerry Y