It is high altitude but unpressurized. Right now we have about a .032" gap and the joint is a double row of fasteners onto a frame.
We are planning to fill the gap so the finished assembly will be smooth when painted.
I normally do all composite aircraft, but I'm currently helping a coworker with his design on an aluminum skinned aircraft so I don't have a lot of experience with metal. What are typical gap thicknesses between skin sheets for butt splices?
Thanks for the help!
I had been taught early in my career repairing jets to determine the rivet diameter to use based on the material thickness to be fastened. Normally, rivet diameter is one gauge higher than the stack-up. DERs also normally required this except for special situations.
My question: where does...
