Aviation Mechanic - General, Airframe, and Powerplant › II. Airframe › Task A. Metallic Structures

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Rivet layout.

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Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - Airframe p. 4-34
Chapter 4: Aircraft Metal Structural Repair › Solid Shank Rivet › Installation of Rivets
rivet diameters. Rivet pitch and transverse pitch often have the same dimension and are simply called rivet spacing. Rivet Layout Example The general rules for rivet spacing, as it is applied to a straight-row layout, are quite simple ... first and third rows, then use a straightedge to determine the second row rivet spots. Figure 4-81. Rivet layout. When splicing a damaged tube, and the rivets pass completely through the tube, space the rivets four to seven rivet…
Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - Airframe p. 4-4
Chapter 4: Aircraft Metal Structural Repair › Marking Tools › Pens
from there. [Figure 4-5] Rivet Spacers A rivet spacer is used to make a quick and accurate rivet pattern layout on a sheet. On the rivet spacer, there are alignment marks for 1⁄2-inch, 3⁄4-inch ... inch and 2-inch rivet spacing. [Figure 4-6] Marking Tools Pens Fiber-tipped pens are the preferred method of marking lines and hole locations directly on aluminum, because the graphite in a No. 2 pencil can cause corrosion when…
Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - Airframe p. 4-32
Chapter 4: Aircraft Metal Structural Repair › Solid Shank Rivet › Description
minimum and maximum sizes, as well as the ideal size, are shown in Figure 4-76. Installation of Rivets Repair Layout Repair layout involves determining the number of rivets required, the proper size and style of rivets to be used…