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Old 7th Jan 2024, 17:35
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Is there confusion between "sheared bolts" and permanently inserted steel surface pressure-bearing rods set into the castings?


Note the two rods that slide in the casting with the lock bolts (or missing lock bolts). It's been suggested (kghjfg) that they are too short for all fuselage stressed states. I note one can see a wear mark indicating how far into the sliding slot they have been sitting. There's a lot of wasted length.

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