Planes Use Rivets But Cars Have Welds: Here's Why

Planes are made mostly of aluminum, which can't tolerate welds' high heat. Cars are mostly steel, which can. And carmakers ...
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Four Methods of Flush Riveting (1942)

Flush riveting is a way of connecting two pieces of sheet metal together, using rivets whose heads do not protrude above the surface of the metal. In aircraft construction, a flush rivet reduces drag, ...
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Aircraft sheet metal work; how to do blueprint reading, template layout, patterns for bends, riveting, soldering, brazing, welding, drop hammer work, by Clarence Allen Le Master

"The material in this volume is also available in the Aviation cyclopedia." siris_sil_59249 ...
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Inside what’s in our skies: a peek inside a Rivet Joint aircraft at Offutt

A Rivet Joint RC-135V aircraft on the tarmac at Offutt Air Force Base. Todd Clark, a retired Rivet Joint pilot, runs the two RC-135 cockpit simulators, which are about 10 years old and in use up to 12 ...