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04-25-2008, 08:30 AM
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Still counting...
The last time I posted a thread about counting rivets, I had just surpassed 10k. The other day, I passed 14,000! That rivet is somewhere in this picture...
Seems like I remember people and/or Van's saying that there is somewhere around 14,000 rivets used in the two seaters, typically, but were "not sure".
I doubt I have enough riveting left to do to make 15,000 (I'm currently sitting at a nice even 14,150), so "somewhere around 14,000" seems to be correct at this point. I may get close to 15,000...my next update will be the final count, or passing the next thousand... 
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Astronics AES, Vertical Power
RV-7, 5 yr build, flew it 68 hours, sold it, miss it.
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04-25-2008, 08:41 AM
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Hey Chad,
I talked to someone who counted the rivets in a -10. They came up with 25,335 total..  |
04-25-2008, 08:43 AM
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I've wondered that number as well...10,000 MORE rivets! That's a daunting number!
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Chad Jensen
Astronics AES, Vertical Power
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04-25-2008, 08:12 PM
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One at a time, one at a time.
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04-26-2008, 08:05 AM
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You'd think there'd be less, with all that 'other' material...
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04-27-2008, 07:01 AM
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rivets, holes, deburrs
14,000 rivets, Chad. Well then, that means we must have drilled 14,000 holes, and deburred at least 56,000 times (at least two aluminum parts, both sides). Probably dimpled about 25,000 or so.
Setting the rivets was not what took the longest for us.
Thanks for keeping count, Chad.
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04-27-2008, 07:22 AM
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I bet a 9 is a few more.... the wings are longer so there should be more rivets along the spars. I think it has the same number of ribs though, so overall it's probably a small difference (like 1-200?)
Anyone with a -9 rivet count?
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Building RV-9A N149DG (slider, IO-320, IFR)
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Marion IA
Struggling with fiberglass
There is no sport equal to that which aviators enjoy while being carried through the air on great white wings." Wilbur Wright, 1905
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04-27-2008, 10:01 AM
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Interesting you brought that up Dave...I haven't come across anyone counting rivets in a 9, but you reminded me of something that I forgot about...the wing spar rivets are not in my count because they came from Van's assembled. I bet that adds 5-600 or more...I need to find a spar to count the rivets as they come from Van's to be accurate for a final rivet count, comparted to my number of rivets set count.
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Chad Jensen
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04-27-2008, 12:38 PM
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That is interesting - you mean the really big (3/16??) rivets that hold the wing spar assembly together? There are some in the center fuse section also.
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Dave Gribble VAF #232
Building RV-9A N149DG (slider, IO-320, IFR)
Restored and Flying Beech Super III N3698Q
Marion IA
Struggling with fiberglass
There is no sport equal to that which aviators enjoy while being carried through the air on great white wings." Wilbur Wright, 1905
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04-27-2008, 01:03 PM
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Those are the ones I'm talking about. I haven't counted the center section rivets either. Those I can get to...my wings are closed up.
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Chad Jensen
Astronics AES, Vertical Power
RV-7, 5 yr build, flew it 68 hours, sold it, miss it.
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