Japanese POP (aka blind) rivets

[bauple58]

Were POP (aka blind) rivets ever used on Mitsubishi A6M aircraft and if so, where? Thanks

 

[MiTasol]

The only person who I can think of who could answer that is GregP as he has access to one and has worked on it many times.

I certainly never saw pop rivets on any Japanese aircraft but I was not looking for them. I do think however that if I had seen one it would have registered as their technology was not only interesting but in many ways ahead of both US and British aircraft.

 

[GregP]

Hi Good question!

I have never seen one, but also never LOOKED for one. I'd LIKE to say "no," but the truth is I'm not sure. To date, everythying I have seen was a normal rivet. Tell you what ... I'll try to find out within a week or so. I know someone who will certainly know the answer.

 

[RichardSuhkoi]

Were POP (aka blind) rivets ever used on Mitsubishi A6M aircraft and if so, where? Thanks

About 50 years ago a Canadian man was building a Zero and he used only pop rivets (expander ball) as a concession to the amount of labour. If I remember correctly he increased rivet diameter to get closer to proper cold formed rivets. I was told that explosive rivets were in use in many places where an assembly didn't allow the use of a bucking weight (no room to get behind).

 

[MiTasol]

About 50 years ago a Canadian man was building a Zero and he used only pop rivets (expander ball) as a concession to the amount of labour. If I remember correctly he increased rivet diameter to get closer to proper cold formed rivets. I was told that explosive rivets were in use in many places where an assembly didn't allow the use of a bucking weight (no room to get behind).

Yeah Bob Dearmit? used pop rivets and if my memory is correct an R-2600. I wonder what happened to that.

 

[SaparotRob]

Sounds like a Bearwurger. Wurgercat? Bet it looked like a Gloster.

I think I got 'em all.

 

[RichardSuhkoi]

Yeah Bob Dearmit? used pop rivets and if my memory is correct an R-2600. I wonder what happened to that.

Wow! You have a sharp memory. I found this in my;
View: https://www.flickr.com/photos/peden/48939678408

 

[MIflyer]

There is a repair procedure for Ercoupes from the 1940's that specifies the use of explosive rivets, so they might possibly have been available to the Japanese in WW2.

 

[MiTasol]

The British and Americans used explosive rivets pre war so there is no reason to believe the Japanese and other nations did not.

 

[Spits2]

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