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[-] Deebster@programming.dev 52 points 2 months ago

On a Boeing, they're zip ties holding them together

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago

Don't even bother to wire clip them?

[-] gergolippai@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

They did it originally but then cost cutting measures kicked in so they stopped to save time.

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Oh, well as long as it was good for the shareholders.

[-] Por_que_pine@startrek.website 49 points 2 months ago

Those are static wicks. They help dissipate static electricity from the aircraft. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Static_wick

[-] fubarx@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago
[-] deranger@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago

More like the opposite idea. These are for discharging built up static electricity from the plane back to the air.

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