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The Main rotor attach nut, or "Jesus nut", from a Bell 222U, shown in hand for size perspective (left) and installed with locking key (right). Jesus nut is a slang term for the main rotor retaining nut [1] or mast nut, which holds the main rotor to the mast of some helicopters.
The Dzus fasteners (gold coloured circular objects) fastening the cowling panels of the 1930s Hawker Hind. The Dzus fastener, also known as a turnlock fastener or quick-action panel fastener, [1] is a type of proprietary quarter-turn spiral cam lock fastener often used to secure skin panels on aircraft and other high-performance vehicles.
Cleco (Cleko) fasteners on an aircraft wing. A cleco, also spelled generically cleko, is a temporary fastener developed by the Cleveland Pneumatic Tool Company. [1] Widely used in the manufacture and repair of aluminum-skinned aircraft, it is used to temporarily fasten sheets of material together, or to hold parts such as stiffeners, frames etc together, before they are permanently joined.
Hex head fasteners: Known for their high torque capacity, hex head fasteners are easily driven with a spanner or wrench, ideal for heavy-duty applications. Square head fasteners: Offering increased wrenching area and reduced risk of rounding off, square head fasteners are used in high torque applications.
E-clip. Common examples include e-clips (e-rings) and the snap ring (both internal and external) or circlip. These general types of fasteners are sized to provide an interference fit onto (or into, in the case of an internal fastener) a groove or land when in use, such that they must be elastically deformed in order to install or remove them.
A hex nut or cap screw and a lock plate; Safety wiring with various types of fasteners; 7-122. GENERAL. The word safetying is a term universally used in the aircraft industry. Briefly, safetying is defined as: "Securing by various means any nut, bolt, turnbuckle etc., on the aircraft so that vibration will not cause it to loosen during operation."
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