F/A-18 hornet have a phillips screw in the nose

[+GKABS]

F/A-18 hornet have a phillips screw in the nose? This is really a strange find. If anyone have any idea why the single screw please share it with us.

And I think the F-15 have the same.

Edited July 11, 2022 by GKABS

[amariani]

Rivet-counters are gonna go nuts!

[KJakker]

Both the F-15 and F/A-18 were designed by McDonnell Douglas so such a similarity makes sense.

Edited July 12, 2022 by KJakker

[+Gepard]

It makes the procurement of spare parts easier. Instead to buy an expensive screw from developer, you can send a man into a commercial hardware store and let him buy it there.

[+Erik]

Isn't the stainless-steel tip an intentionally designed static electricity discharge point?

[Arrow]

Isn't there humongous screw guns mounted on chassis with tank treads, that they can pull up to the nose of an F18 or F15 and engage with that screw. Then once it's tightened enough, the whole jet spins around and around AND AROUND. That way they can quickly dry them off if they get too wet.