supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 2 months agoWhat are the metal sticks on aircraft wings for?aerospaceglobalnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up171arrow-down11
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minus-squarePor_que_pine@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up52·2 months agoThose are static wicks. They help dissipate static electricity from the aircraft. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Static_wick
Those are static wicks. They help dissipate static electricity from the aircraft. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Static_wick