Subject: Weight saving titanium bolts.
From: Paul
Date: 8/21/2000, 7:38 AM

Wrathall Mark wrote:

Canadair uses Philips head titanium screws to secure the floor boards in the
regional jet. Even though they spend their life liberally smeared with
peanut oil :) they are hell to remove. Drilling them out is fum too! I
wouldn't bother using them.

Mark Wrathall


 
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