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Old 01-31-2003 | 02:07 PM
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Default How strong are nylon bolts???

The 1/4-20 nylon bolt is surprisingly very strong. My 11 pound plane spiraled into the ground once, with one wing tip hitting the ground first. Unfortunately, only one nylon wing bolt broke. As a result, the fuselage cracked near the other nylon bolt. Had both wing bolts snapped, then the fuselage would have been fine.