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supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 3 个月前

What are the metal sticks on aircraft wings for?

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What are the metal sticks on aircraft wings for?

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supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 3 个月前
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Curious to know what the metal stick-like protrusions are on an aircraft fuselage? They're called static wicks. Here’s what they do.
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  • Deebster@programming.dev
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    On a Boeing, they’re zip ties holding them together

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      Don’t even bother to wire clip them?

      • gergo@lemmy.world
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        They did it originally but then cost cutting measures kicked in so they stopped to save time.

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

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

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    Same idea as lightning rods: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_rod

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

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