Number of rivets in RV-7,8,9
 

Hi

ever since I started building, people that know of this inevitable ask me how many rivet this aircraft has.

Experienced something similar?
Does someone even have a number?


Just curious,

Thomas

I'm dimpling the right wing on my 6 now. With the fuel tank I think that there's somewhere around 1500 rivets on the one wing.

Chad Jensen counted every single rivet IIRC.

Might be in here.

http://www.chadandbrittne.com/RV-7.htm

Chad Jensen's numbers off his website. WOW!!!!

"Total rivets including factory set (wings & center section) 16,229

Total rivets set (including drilled out) 16,018

Total rivets set (without drilled out) 15,808

Total drilled 210

Percent set right the first time... 99%"

Holy anal retentive OCD Batman!!!

Guess what the name of the town Chad lives in is???:D

X10, why would you want to know that? But I feel the same about builders logs. I'm an accountant by trade, I build tangible things to get away from that world.

riiiiivetttsss
 

my therapist has advised me not to think about it:D

Dave
-9A out of PH I

thing is... not the number of rivets you have to set matters at all. more important is number of problems/questions you face during the project. could be close to 16k. :D

Ah, like tonight when just about every rivet turned out to be a problem. I'm well on my way to that 210 figure. :rolleyes: