supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 7 days agoWhat are the metal sticks on aircraft wings for?aerospaceglobalnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up171arrow-down11
arrow-up170arrow-down1external-linkWhat are the metal sticks on aircraft wings for?aerospaceglobalnews.comsupersquirrel@sopuli.xyz to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 7 days agomessage-square8linkfedilink
minus-squarefubarx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·7 days agoSame idea as lightning rods: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_rod
minus-squarederanger@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 days 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.