To: lodi90
“The wrong part breaks on a helicopter and its straight down like a rock with basically no hope of survival.”
Military aircraft mechanics used to call it the “Jesus nut” it was one of those critical fasteners that held the blade assembly on.
15 posted on
01/18/2023 4:40:16 AM PST by
Clutch Martin
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To: Clutch Martin
Military aircraft mechanics used to call it the “Jesus nut” it was one of those critical fasteners that held the blade assembly on.Actually, the 'Jesus Nut' holds the rotor head on, not the individual blades.
31 posted on
01/18/2023 7:03:24 AM PST by
BlackbirdSST
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