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Maximum Edge Distance
As SAITAETGrad mentioned, "Yes, you don't want your edges coming away & creating excessive gaps." I may have seen "as built" repairs in which the std 2D+0.06 edge margin looked a lot more like 3~4D to me... so it got me thinking if this extra material beyond the critical row would not be...- J_Souza
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- Forum: Aircraft engineering
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Maximum Edge Distance
Hello, everyone. Is there a *maximum* fastener edge distance/margin -- and why? Thanks!- J_Souza
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- Forum: Aircraft engineering
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FASTENER SUBSTITUTION
Hello, everyone! It seems that Boeing's SRM 51 FASTENER SUBSTITUTION TABLES do not allow *bolts* to replace *rivets* -- and vice-versa. (1) Why is that? Now, looking at a drawer with several "look-alike" fasteners, it makes me wonder: (2) what features or characteristics allow MS21140/21141...- J_Souza
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- Forum: Aeronautic & Space engineering general discussion
