The Zero's Maneuverability (1 Viewer)

[special ed]

Don't forget about our MiGs and Su's at Tonapah. We had MiG-15s,-17s, and at least one -19, plus -21s not only for evaluation, but for dissimilar combat training.

 

[GregP]

We even flew some Mirage F.1's.

 

[Ivan1GFP]

That article is about aviation hardware and the industry used bolt stretch for a long while in certain applications and then came up with special washers that indicated that the bolt had reached the point of plastic deformity. Such hardware is always single use.

That is the case today but such was not always the case as my Dad chose to point out when we did our first rebuilds back in the 1980s.

 

[GregP]

I though the correct torque was usually 20 foot0pounds before it snaps ...