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    Plate Bending Problem

    FYI ONLY... this issue is for unpressurized, only... with a point load in the middle... correct? /NOTE1/ I have NEVER seen a scenario in real like, like this, actually.
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    Blind rivet tension allowable

    dca, guys... there is burr under my saddle RE this discussion. As a fastening veteran since ~1985, I am aware of elements that would be relevant to this discussion... and have asked a few basic questions about... but I NOW believe there is a LOT you are not able-to, or willing-to, tell-us...
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    Discussion on circumferential non-uniform temperature distribution and deformation in aero-engines

    Maybe some useful info in AIAA or SAE or documents/reports/standards... SAE AIRxxx, ARPxxx, ARPxx, text books, published papers, etc. Example... SAE AS681 Gas Turbine Engine Performance Presentation for Computer Programs SAE AIR1419 Inlet Total-Pressure Distortion Considerations for Gas-Turbine...
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    Blind rivet tension allowable

    dc... WHAT TYPE OF 'BLIND RIVET ' are you actually considering/contemplating with this question...??? Does the BR conform to a procurement spec? shear-head? tension Head? alloy? formed-tail [bulb] style? IF you have a genuine tensile load to worry about... perhaps you should consider a high...
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    pressure drop test nitrogen instead of helium

    oz... WHY are you unable to obtain sufficient [any?] Helium for testing? It is not cheap... but it is available... Also... FYI... for what it's worth... stumble-over... NASA-STD-7012A LEAK TEST REQUIREMENTS Various gases and fluids mentioned.. and there is appears to be [possible] conversion...
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    Alternative to Aeroglaze 9700/9743

    None of this thread makes sense... SPS fastener manufacturing has NO relationship to manufacture of epoxy primers. SWC's post clarified this basic truth... The Issue from Goat... last sentence... "Any suggested alternatives? It is used for both joining and sealing."... implies that they...
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    what creates stainless steel 304 wire spring back?

    Ed... how common is it to use 304 in-lieu-of 302 SStl for spring/music wire... or is it no big deal [same-same]?
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    Changing Nastran .f06 file Format

    Suggest you post this question in the E-T NASTRAN forum, thus... https://www.eng-tips.com/forums/nastran.825/
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    Blue Origin space tourism

    Blue Origin 'New Sheppard' flights are manned suborbital... and since the PAX have NO crew function the FAA will no-longer award official astronaut wings... Blue Origin wings only. Blue Origin is principally owned by Jeff Bezos... and New Sheppard is 100% private/commercial venture... paying...
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    Inspections before installation of landing gear

    G123... Landing gear systems hydraulics are designed to 'work' with landing gear installed. There are 'iron-bird' mechanical test set-ups for 'whole system testing'... or 'bench tests' for every component of the hydraulics systems for the gear... 'Swinging the gear' while on jacks is a fairly...
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    NAS517 tensile strength

    d... I could suggest a variety of male replacement fasteners... problem as I see it... your 'old design' seems 'comfy' with the NAS517 style inexpensive, readily available flush head bolts ['screws' generally have most of the shank fully threaded]. In this case the NAS517 has a large 100Deg...
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    FYI... for giggles... ride-along with a group of gyrocopter fanatics...

    Gyroplanes: From Beaches to Backcountry Grass Strips
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    Omniscient Elon Musk seez....

    Tug... I used to live near Vandenberg in the early 1980s and had a few friends working there. OH... and when I was a 'runny nosed-Air Force brat'... my USAF dad was deep into the Thor missile program [training missilemen to maintain/launch Thor] in the 1950s. At VAFB, weather permitting, there...
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    Omniscient Elon Musk seez....

    Hmmmmm... why is this nomination for NASA administrator... and his stated goals... not so much of a surprise...? NASA Nominee Isaacman Says Plans For Mars And The Moon Are In Play https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/parallel-moon-and-mars-programs-are-plausible-isaacman/
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    NAS517 tensile strength

    FYI... NAS517 is an antique cross-recess flush-tension head [XR-FTH] long-thread [LT] low alloy steel [LAS] bolt [1950s] Obviously You have a need for a structural XR-FTH-LT-LAS Bolt... why not a newer spec fastener? Is this for homebuilts? Oh Well

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