by Bryan Cotton » Mon May 05, 2014 1:10 pm
One other thing about dimpled flush rivets- the joint tends to be stronger in shear as the nested dimples lock together. I don't have data on hand for the increase. One of the guys from the Hummel group did some tests years ago and he showed a surprising gain in shear strength.
Bryan Cotton
Poplar Grove, IL C77
Waiex 191 N191YX
Taildragger, Aerovee, acro ailerons
dual sticks with sport trainer controls
Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
Year 2 flying and approaching 200 hours December 23