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Old 10th September 2007 | 16:27
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Seloco
 
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quote from Flight:
The aircraft was assembled with thousands of temporary fasteners as Boeing’s main suppliers reported a major shortage of aviation-quality rivets for the main fuselage and wing structures.
Why does it need fasteners - I thought this thing was all glued together?!
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