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Old 10th Jan 2020, 08:17
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clark y
 
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On the B787s my company operate, they never seem to lose static wicks with lightning strikes but there can be many (sometimes very many) exit points on the fastener heads. The Airbusses I’ve been around seem to lose static wicks.
If one looks in the main wheel well of a B787 you’ll see a green wire about the size of a garden hose. Engineers have told me it is to help with the bonding.
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