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    rb1957 replied to the thread Boeing Drawings.
    I suspect that this type of detail was well understood by the contracting company, and equally well understood by the supplier, only...
  • rb1957
    along the lines of "African or European" ... single or double crack ? when did Ka replace Kc ? this looks like 2024T3 ... Ftu, Fty...
  • rb1957
    rb1957 replied to the thread Torque wrench limited space.
    how big are the sockets on those torque drives ? about the same as a washer ? quit fapping around, and cut the head off.
  • rb1957
    rb1957 replied to the thread Torque wrench limited space.
    to my eye is there enough space to rotate the head ? does the head contact the fttg and so stop rotating ? so then you "only" need to...
  • rb1957
    rb1957 replied to the thread FEM Contact Analysis Variables.
    Those bearing pressures ... 1) wow ! you can do that by a hand calc ? wow ! 2) assume linear elastic material ? I'd've thought...
  • rb1957
    rb1957 replied to the thread Boeing Drawings.
    yes, it can be confusing, if an operator asks to replace a part (a -101) people can use the current design (rev G) that may not be...
  • rb1957
    rb1957 replied to the thread FEM Contact Analysis Variables.
    I think the idea to get FEA correlation with hand calcs (based on tests) is doomed to failure. As a starting point I think the most...
  • rb1957
    rb1957 replied to the thread Boeing Drawings.
    from the OP ... "Where can I find that definition to solve a dispute with a supplier?"
  • rb1957
    rb1957 replied to the thread Windmill Blade twist.
    1) don't double post. you should report the other thread "posted by mistake" and ask the admin to take it down. 2) in the simple...
  • rb1957
    rb1957 replied to the thread Boeing Drawings.
    "doomed" ? ... isn't this just two people with different opinions about how something should be ... without the full knowledge of the...
  • rb1957
    excuse me, but WTF are you doing ? I've asked if you're creating your own FE code, and you didn't reply. But it is the only sensible...
  • rb1957
    rb1957 replied to the thread Omniscient Elon Musk seez.....
    Elon has accomplished a lot ... 10 years ago who'd thought we'd the landing rockets (catching them !) ? who'd've thought we'd have a...
  • rb1957
    rb1957 replied to the thread Boeing Drawings.
    "I have always understood that the part revision took on the revision of the first sheet of the drawing that the part first appears on."...
  • rb1957
    rb1957 replied to the thread Boeing Drawings.
    we sometimes use drawing rev control to define a part. Make a part for one customer's installation. A subsequent customer may need a...
  • rb1957
    "a regularization parameter" ... sounds like "a fudge factor" ?? "1e7" ... sounds like someone forgot "E" ??

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