What are the metal sticks on aircraft wings for?

https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/metal-sticks-static-wicks

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Por_que_pine@startrek.website · 53 pts · 188d

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

Deebster@programming.dev · 53 pts · 188d (3 replies)

On a Boeing, they're zip ties holding them together

Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 188d (2 replies)

Don't even bother to wire clip them?

gergolippai@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 187d (1 reply)

They did it originally but then cost cutting measures kicked in so they stopped to save time.

Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 187d

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

nodoze313@lemmynsfw.com · 16 pts · 188d
fubarx@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 188d (1 reply)

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

deranger@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 188d

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

atrielienz@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 188d
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