▲ 70 ▼ What are the metal sticks on aircraft wings for? (aerospaceglobalnews.com) submitted 6 months ago by supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world 8 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Deebster@programming.dev 53 points 6 months ago (1 child) On a Boeing, they're zip ties holding them together permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 months ago (1 child) Don't even bother to wire clip them? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gergolippai@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 child) They did it originally but then cost cutting measures kicked in so they stopped to save time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago Oh, well as long as it was good for the shareholders. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 months ago (1 child) Don't even bother to wire clip them? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gergolippai@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 child) They did it originally but then cost cutting measures kicked in so they stopped to save time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago Oh, well as long as it was good for the shareholders. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gergolippai@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 child) They did it originally but then cost cutting measures kicked in so they stopped to save time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago Oh, well as long as it was good for the shareholders. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago Oh, well as long as it was good for the shareholders. permalink fedilink source parent