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What are the metal sticks on aircraft wings for? (aerospaceglobalnews.com)

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[–] Por_que_pine@startrek.website 52 points 9 months ago

Those are static wicks. They help dissipate static electricity from the aircraft. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Static_wick