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[-] Por_que_pine@startrek.website 24 points 2 weeks ago

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

[-] Deebster@programming.dev 20 points 2 weeks ago

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

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

Don't even bother to wire clip them?

[-] nodoze313@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 2 weeks ago
[-] fubarx@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago
[-] deranger@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

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

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