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  2. Cargo hook (helicopter) - Wikipedia

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    The load beam is the solid piece of metal at the bottom of a cargo hook that supports the load. Usually it has a curved, narrow end which is used to load a ring, rope, or net onto the hook. The keeper is the locking, spring-operated mechanism that keeps the load from sliding off the load beam during transport.

  3. File:US Army Air Assault School-Sling Load Training.ogv

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    Original file (Ogg multiplexed audio/video file, Theora/Vorbis, length 1 min 2 s, 1,280 × 720 pixels, 4.51 Mbps overall, file size: 33.54 MB) This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons . Information from its description page there is shown below.

  4. Sling Aircraft Sling 4 - Wikipedia

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    The Sling 4 is an all-metal, low-wing, fixed tricycle gear kit aircraft, developed in 2011. The canopy was modified to include gull-wing doors. The aircraft has flaps with 40 degrees of travel. [2] [3] It has been estimated that building a Sling 4 requires 900-1,200 man-hours of work. The aircraft can be supplied as a kit, or built by the ...

  5. Rigging (material handling) - Wikipedia

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    Sheer legs; Sling (rigging) – Rope, webbing, wire or chain used to support a load for lifting; Rope splicing – Semi-permanent joint between two ropes; Tackle – System of two or more pulleys and a rope or cable; Tirfor – Device for pulling cable; Tugger (rigging) Turnbuckle – Device for adjusting the tension or length of ropes or cables

  6. M-1956 load-carrying equipment - Wikipedia

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    The M-1956 load-carrying equipment (LCE), also known as the individual load-carrying equipment (ILCE), was developed by the U.S. Army and first issued in the early 1960s. [1] The M-1956 LCE was designed to replace the M-1945 Combat Pack, the M-1923 cartridge belt, the M-1936 pistol belt and the M-1937 BAR magazine belt. The M-1956 LCE was ...

  7. Factor of safety - Wikipedia

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    In engineering, a factor of safety (FoS) or safety factor (SF) expresses how much stronger a system is than it needs to be for an intended load.Safety factors are often calculated using detailed analysis because comprehensive testing is impractical on many projects, such as bridges and buildings, but the structure's ability to carry a load must be determined to a reasonable accuracy.

  8. Template:Sling Aircraft - Wikipedia

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  9. Bowline - Wikipedia

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    4 – goes round the tree (standing part) right to left; 5 – and back down the hole; This can be taught to children with the rhyme: "Up through the rabbit hole, round the big tree; down through the rabbit hole and off goes he." A single handed method can also be used; see this animation. There is a potential with beginners to wrongly tie the ...