Special Purpose Fasteners
1. Why have Solid shank rivets been the preferred construction method for metal
aircraft for many years?
2. What are disadvantages of Solid shank rivets?
3. Why have Special purpose fasteners been developed?
4. Where are Special fasteners used for?
5. What are the advantage of special purpose fasteners?
6. What happen when a standard AN nut and bolt assembly is tighten?
7. Why can special purpose fasteners eliminate change in dimension of fastener?
8. What are required to be checked before installing and removing special fasteners?
9. What are the other names of special fastener? Why?
10. Where shall special fasteners not be used?
11. Why are blind rivets usually not used when driven rivets can be installed?
12. What is required to use blind rivets for sheet metal repairs to the airframe?