To be fair to SWComposites, I switched terms in my original post and didn't find all instances of screw and ended up with some fairly careless initial text (since edited).
drawoh,
Thanks, all good points that I'm considering. Likely going to end up with a rivet nut or something of that...
I'd like to talk through the factors involved in using rivets vs bolts/screws in thin walled structures.
The problem I'm working with today is a piece of prototype equipment, constructed from an aluminum box frame made of .060" square extrusion (taking bending loads) with .040" skins (taking...
I think there's some misinterpretation on what you're looking for. In Canada (all of North America & elsewhere?) an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) is the title for essentially a mechanic who has specialized training for and is licensed to work on aircraft, but who doesn't hold a university...