Aircraft face a number of challenges, ranging from operating at very high speeds to withstanding stark differences in pressure and temperature. With this in mind, the structure of an aircraft is designed to ensure not only the safety of its passengers, but it's aircrew under these varying conditions. Thus, all components of an aircraft undergo strict testing, including aircraft fuselages, engines, seats, circuit breakers, and even the windshields. In this blog, we will discuss flight deck windshields in an aircraft, their importance, and features.
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Nuts are common hardware components that are paired with fasteners such as bolts and screws to secure an assembly together. With general nut types, such components are installed to the backside of a component after the bolt or screw has been passed through a pre-drilled hole, the two fasteners then tightening to clamp parts together. In the case that parts to be assembled are too soft for accepting a threaded insert, or can only be accessed from one side, a specialty component known as a rivet nut may be used. Developed in the 1930s, rivet nuts, also known as rivnuts or blind rivet nuts, are internally threaded components that may be anchored to one side of an assembly.
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