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Originally Posted by WillyHeckaslike
Well, what is the alternative if a wrecked engine destroys a wing or an aircraft? The choice as in many cases must be of damage limitation ... I would guess.
If the shear pins are for location only then surely by definition they serve no other purpose ... assuming that you are correct. 
It might be if it were relevant to this thread. But, is it?  |
"If the shear pins are for location only then surely by definition they serve no other purpose ... assuming that you are correct." I did however also say the shear pins releave the bolts of any shear force.