# Air Force types, what is "Rivet Joint"?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 3, 2015, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-force-types-what-is-rivet-joint/724110 "2015-07-03T04:04:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![chacoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-force-types-what-is-rivet-joint/724110/1 "2015-07-03T04:04:39Z")

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[See this clip](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_99lJHWwyOo&list=WL&index=30) Right at the 22:00 minute mark

It’s from Desert Storm and the pilot mentions “Rivet Joint”, what is that?

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-force-types-what-is-rivet-joint/724110/2 "2015-07-03T04:18:41Z")

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[Boeing RC-135V/W](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_RC-135#RC-135V.2FW_Rivet_Joint).