What does the capability of an aircraft to withstand aerodynamic loads depend on?
o :# The strength of thousands of fasteners
What does the strength of aircraft fasteners depend on?
o :# The technician who drills and prepares the holes in which the fasteners are
installed
What is an important...
AFAB 115 Midterm Questions and
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What does the capability of an aircraft to withstand aerodynamic loads depend on?
o :# The strength of thousands of fasteners
What does the strength of aircraft fasteners depend on?
o :# The technician who drills and prepares the holes in which the fasteners are
installed
What is an important responsibility of a technician?
o :# Identifying and applying specifications within acceptable tolerance
What is fundamental for good joint performance and durability?
o :# Clean, round holes within tolerance and with minimal burrs
What minimizes cracks in drilled material?
o :# Accurate hole drilling
Why must holes be accurately drilled?
o :# As holes are added to the aircraft structure, they can weaken the structure in
which they are drilled
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What is one of the technicians most critical and important jobs?
o :# Hole generation
What is the single largest number of defects or errors in aircraft manufacturing associated
with?
o :# Hole generation, or more accurately the generation of inaccurate holes
What do DOD manufacturers have to be in order to generate holes?
o :# They must be certified by the manufacturer/employer to perform hole drilling
operations
Who does the ultimate responsibility for accurate hole generation rest on?
o :# The individual technician performing the work
What must a technician do when drilling holes?
o :# Prevent all possible defects when generating holes
Ensure product quality and cost efficiency
What is tolerance?
o :# the plus or minus allowances in hole dimensions
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