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Cranes fly with their necks extended outwards instead of bent into an S-shape (differentiating them from the similar-looking herons) [3] and their long legs outstretched. They also have musical, long-reaching calls and elaborate courtship displays. [2] Cranes are threatened by habitat loss, intentional hunting, and the wildlife trade. [1]
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The whooping crane (Grus americana) is an endangered crane species, native to North America, [3] [1] named for its "whooping" calls. Along with the sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis), it is one of only two crane species native to North America, and it is also the tallest North American bird species. [3]
Legs is a 1983 American made-for-television musical drama film starring Shanna Reed, Deborah Geffner, Lawrence Leritz, David Marshall Grant, Maureen Teefy, and Gwen Verdon. [1] It was directed by Jerrold Freedman and written by Freedman and Brian Garfield. [2] [3] The film was retitled Rockettes for its UK video release.
The film was produced by the BBC for their Screen Two series and aired on 9 February 1992 after being shown at the London Film Festival in November 1991. It stars Brian Cox , Eileen Atkins , Angus Macfadyen , Corey Parker , Cathy Tyson , John Schlesinger , René Auberjonois , Ben Daniels and Nigel Whitmey .
An overhead crane, commonly called a bridge crane, is a type of crane found in industrial environments. An overhead crane consists of two parallel rails seated on longitudinal I-beams attached to opposite steel columns by means of brackets. The traveling bridge spans the gap. A hoist, the lifting component of a crane, travels along the bridge.
1600 ton maximum lift capacity sheerleg Taklift 7 of Smit International. Fixed shear legs are most commonly found on floating cranes known as floating sheerlegs.These have heavy A-frame booms and vary in lifting capacity between 50 and 4,000 tons, and are used principally in shipbuilding, other large scale fabrication, cargo management, and salvage operations.