Flush head rivet developed to eliminate aerodynamical "drag" of projecting, brazier rivets in aircraft fuselages, created production problem relating to tooling and costs; it has been successfully solved in plant of Curtiss Aeroplane Division; rivet driving in airplanes is important factor; estimated cost of driving each rivet under old method averaged 5¢ through development of new techniques and tooling, added cost for flush riveting is only 30%. Before Soc Automotive Engrs. (see also Mech World v 105 n 2733 May 19 1939 p 495)
Production phases of flush riveting of airplane fuselages
Iron Age
Iron Age ; 143 , n 15
1939
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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