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.
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.
I'm fairly sure the engine will stay on with both bolts removed. I suspect they are retaining bolts and take very little strain
And my head is only held onto my body by one neck.
The under development 777X has a slowdown in its testing due to some issue with its thrust link (part of what the engine to plane connection is called): https://www.flyingmag.com/aircraft/boeing-responds-after-sus...
The actual mounting of the engine is more complicated than the linked tweet implies though. See https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/23151/how-are-e...
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...
Would love to see pictures of that facility.
There’s no way this is true. Why not use more bolts it makes no sense.
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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.
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.
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