Inventors:
Joel J. Heck - Mulvane KS, US
Mark W. Palmer - Peru KS, US
Earl V. Long - Wichita KS, US
Richard Gonzalez - Wichita KS, US
Assignee:
Cessna Aircraft Company - Wichita KS
International Classification:
B25B027/14
Abstract:
Method and apparatus of back riveting construction for sections of aircraft structure utilizing the flush riveting wherein the back bar tooling for all the rivets in the entire section is a single piece of stationary tooling which conforms to the exterior shape of the aircraft section. The rivet gun is a single impact pneumatic gun with a rivet driving hammer which is offset from the axis of the gun's piston and impact pin to upset rivet under C-channel flanges.