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[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

It's much easier to temp install parts than design tools to hold the parts on the rail car or ship them in crates.

The wingbox gets corrugated plastic covers to keep the elements out during shipping. The wingbox doesn't exactly need help being stout, though.