Pintle exotic metal alloys. For World War II aircraft with sideways-retracting main gear units, carefully set-up "pintle angles" for such axes of rotation during retraction and extension allowed the maingear struts to be raked forward while fully extended for touchdown and better ground handling, while permitting retraction into rearwards-angled landing gear wells in their wings to usually clear the forward wing spar for stowing while in flight. Pintle A pintle is a pin or bolt, usually inserted into a gudgeon, which is used as part of a pivot or hinge. Other applications include pintle and lunette ring for towing, and pintle
Pallet Rack Safety Bolt Pallet Rack Safety Bolt A pallet rack safety bolt is a pallet racking accessory commonly found on used pallet shelving systems. These steel bolts are manufactured to replace lost or damaged pallet rack cross beam locking devices. Pallet Rack Safety Bolt Design Material: Steel with Bright Zinc Plated Coating Measurements: Height - 3.125" High from top to bottom, Top Hat - Diameter .75", Width - Diameter .30", Angle - between 91 & 89 degree bend at the top of pin Pallet Rack Safety Bolt Installation The pallet rack safety bolt is installed by pushing the pin through two aligning accessory