Originally Posted by
golfyankeesierra
Who am I to argue with the FAA, but my biggest worry here would be the asymmetrical lift effect of a leading edge device departing one side of the airplane.
For an entirely different reason having to do with a poor design of slat track and lever , on the first or second 767 flight, the LE slats jammed on on side. result was the landing at paine field was at a much higher speed than planned. Due to the production schedule, the first 4 or 5 sets had to be removed from completed aircraft and new tooling and rework was done on a priority basis.
But who in their right mind would put cad plating in contact with titanium especially with long known embrittlement issues.
Titanium is a poor heat conductor and a very poor friction surface under best of conditions - but great for friction welding !
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