Every Boeing and Airbus engine is held onto the wing by only 2 bolts
20 points by Luc 4 hours ago | 7 comments
  • ano-ther 4 hours ago |
    Would love to see pictures of that facility.
  • yadaeno 4 hours ago |
    There’s no way this is true. Why not use more bolts it makes no sense.
    • alephxyz 3 hours ago |
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_nut

      Although I'm not an aerospace expert I think OP is a bit confused. Most engines are mounted using a front and a rear bracket (and a third for bigger engines), and each bracket uses 4+ bolts.

  • pmdulaney 3 hours ago |
    And my head is only held onto my body by one neck.
  • asicsarecool 3 hours ago |
    I'm fairly sure the engine will stay on with both bolts removed. I suspect they are retaining bolts and take very little strain
  • bigfatkitten 3 hours ago |
    That's nonsense.

    Here's the forward engine mount for a B737NG

    http://www.atirepairstation.com/737-ng-forward-engine-mount-...

    And here's the aft mount

    https://www.atirepairstation.com/737-ng-aft-engine-mount-ass...

    And here's a well-written post about this very same myth as it relates to the 737NG, describing exactly how it's all put together.

    https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/23151/how-are-e...

  • giraffe_lady 2 hours ago |
    We're about to see so much propaganda pulling government line items out of context so you can get mad about it and support a political movement to defund everything of value in the state.