supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 month agoWhat are the metal sticks on aircraft wings for?aerospaceglobalnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down11
arrow-up168arrow-down1external-linkWhat are the metal sticks on aircraft wings for?aerospaceglobalnews.comsupersquirrel@sopuli.xyz to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squarefubarx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 month agoSame idea as lightning rods: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_rod
minus-squarederanger@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoMore like the opposite idea. These are for discharging built up static electricity from the plane back to the air.
Same idea as lightning rods: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_rod
More like the opposite idea. These are for discharging built up static electricity from the plane back to the air.