All screws and rivets are fasteners and composite components fasteners can be screws and rivets even if they are not always metal.
J-35A fighter (PLAAF) + FC-31
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All screws and rivets are fasteners and composite components fasteners can be screws and rivets even if they are not always metal.
Found this photo of F-35 in my archive, fastner is just umbrella term that includes rivet and screw. Also remember recent report of manufactural error of F-35 was due to using non-titanium rivet instead of titanium one.
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These are rivets and J-35, F-35 etc definitely do not use these as composites are not bonded via rivets. Look closely at the fastners used on the F-35, definitely not rivets.
You are getting funnier, let me try one last time. Start with F-35.
What do you call these "fastners"?
And what do you call those standing bolts on F-35?
Regarding how China does it including J-35 and more, I have a Chinese research paper on method of installing composite skin on aircraft , but I will just save this thread from being derailed.
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You are getting funnier, let me try one last time. Start with F-35.
What do you call these "fastners"?
And what do you call those standing bolts on F-35?
Regarding how China does it including J-35 and more, I have a Chinese research paper on method of installing composite skin on aircraft , but I will just save this thread from being derailed.
Clecos bud, these are called clecos
Fasteners are just a category of parts that includes bolts, screws and rivets, you might be confusing fastener with bolts, composites usually uses bolts instead of screws because one does not usually make threads in composites parts, but the distinction is rhetorical because the nut is usually bonded in the form of inserts into the composite parts during composite production, so during final assembly the fastener are effectively screws.