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[–] Por_que_pine@startrek.website 53 points 6 months ago

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

[–] Deebster@programming.dev 53 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Don't even bother to wire clip them?

[–] gergolippai@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

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

[–] nodoze313@lemmynsfw.com 16 points 6 months ago

[–] fubarx@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

[–] deranger@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 months ago

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