In the aircraft construction and repair industry, aircraft fasteners are used to assemble every part of an aircraft, ranging from detailed parts that make up assemblies, which make up installations, and finally make up an entire aircraft. On the Boeing 747, there are over six million total parts, more than half of which are fasteners. Fasteners are used to connect components together in primary structural areas, secondary structures, pressurized and non-pressurized applications, and to transfer loads from one part to another in both production and repair applications.

Aircraft bolts are a type of fastener that is widely used across the assembly of an aircraft. Fasteners are a type of hardware that allow for two or more components to be secured together either non-permanently or permanently, and they are greatly utilized for aircraft construction. Aircraft fasteners such as the bolt are used in areas where there is a need for high strength that typical screws cannot fulfill. Depending on the application and need, different types of aircraft bolts with varying properties may be used. In this blog, we will discuss some of the main bolt types that are used for aircraft assembly.