In the aviation realm, aircraft engineers benefit immensely from the use of fasteners. In fact, aircraft construction and repair depends on the employment of fasteners to assemble detailed parts and complete aircraft installations. Fasteners are utilized to connect different components within primary structural areas, secondary structures, and pressurized and unpressurized applications. To put it into perspective, aircraft fasteners make up around 3 million of the parts used to construct a Boeing 747-800 aircraft. With this in mind, this blog will cover the importance of fasteners, their design specifications, and installation requirements.