Simviation Forum - What is this symbol?

Dec 17^th, 2011 at 3:52am

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This picture shows the vertical stabilizer on an A-10, but I've seen this same symbol before on other aircraft.

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Reply #1 - Dec 17^th, 2011 at 4:40am

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It is the number two! Not Z for El Zorro Grin

There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!

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Reply #2 - Dec 17^th, 2011 at 4:47am

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In the list of parts, in the Fairchild factory store, to build the complete A-10 aircraft, its Part No. 2.

Trust me.

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Reply #3 - Dec 17^th, 2011 at 4:54am

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I believe "2" is a number.

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Reply #4 - Dec 17^th, 2011 at 5:04am

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It is not a number, but a hook symbol. What is missing is a hole or a small plug covering said hole. As you can well imagine, today's removable bits of aircraft are rather heavy and rather large. To that end, many parts of large aircraft have specific lifting frames to remove said parts. These symbols identify the parts that require help to remove them and the attachment points for the lifting harnesses. A few weeks back I had to remove an inboard flap from a 737-800. Not that heavy, but large enough to cause problems if not lifted off with lifting gear.

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Reply #5 - Dec 17^th, 2011 at 5:24am

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F35LightningII wrote on Dec 17^th, 2011 at 4:54am:

I believe "2" is a number.

It also relates to Toilet activities...>>>

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=number%20two

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Reply #6 - Dec 17^th, 2011 at 5:28am

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I'm sure FoxThree is familiar with his numbers. It looks more like this to me.

No I don't know what it means. A hook perhaps?

Edit: I see Matt beat me to it.

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Reply #7 - Dec 17^th, 2011 at 7:54am