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Old 02-23-2011, 03:06 PM
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Default 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
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Old 02-23-2011, 03:09 PM
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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.
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Old 02-23-2011, 03:15 PM
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Chad Jensen counted every single rivet IIRC.

Might be in here.

http://www.chadandbrittne.com/RV-7.htm
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Old 02-23-2011, 03:46 PM
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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%"
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Old 02-23-2011, 03:48 PM
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Holy anal retentive OCD Batman!!!
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Old 02-23-2011, 04:52 PM
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Holy anal retentive OCD Batman!!!

Guess what the name of the town Chad lives in is???
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Holy anal retentive OCD Batman!!!
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.
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Old 02-23-2011, 08:05 PM
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Default riiiiivetttsss

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Old 02-23-2011, 08:22 PM
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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.
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Old 02-23-2011, 11:09 PM
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more important is number of problems/questions you face during the project. could be close to 16k.
Ah, like tonight when just about every rivet turned out to be a problem. I'm well on my way to that 210 figure.
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