Dimpling rivets bad for pressurised aircraft?
Dimpling rivets bad for pressurised aircraft?
(OP)
I've heard dimpling aircraft skin is bad practice in pressurised aircraft.
(A) Can someone confirm this?
(B) Direct me to a proper reference?
(A) Can someone confirm this?
(B) Direct me to a proper reference?





RE: Dimpling rivets bad for pressurised aircraft?
b) i'd consult bruhn or niu
RE: Dimpling rivets bad for pressurised aircraft?
RE: Dimpling rivets bad for pressurised aircraft?
a choice might be intrenal doubler with knife-edge rivets ... it's not good practice but that doesn't mean you can't ... maybe look into the fatigue aspect (i figure you're a GA a/c or Pt23).
RE: Dimpling rivets bad for pressurised aircraft?
SRM for aircraft says to only use LZ (NAS1097AD) -4 rivets in 0.040" or more skin if in a prssurised area.
Am I able to go knife edge as you've suggested if I can show OEM has done it and also fatigue aspect is fine?
Appreciate your thoughts.
RE: Dimpling rivets bad for pressurised aircraft?
observation ... 0.04" skins are pretty heavy for an unpressurised plane.