Gust lock
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gust-lock-175-18403803
title:
Gust lock
text:
A gust lock on an aircraft is a mechanism that locks control surfaces and keeps open aircraft doors in place while the aircraft is parked on the ground and non-operational. Gust locks prevent wind from causing unexpected movements of the control surfaces and their linked controls inside the aircraft, as well as aircraft doors on some aircraft; otherwise, wind gusts could cause possible damage to the control surfaces and systems, or to nearby people, cargo, or machinery. Some gust locks are exter
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Mechanism that locks control surfaces
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gust_lock
date created:
2007-07-31T15:02:58Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T11:31:48Z
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13
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