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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. 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

4. Lifting equipment - Wikipedia

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   The Occupational Safety and Health Administration sets regulations for all equipment. [3] Contractors are forced to uphold usually strict rules to ensure safety of workers. All machinery is required to be developed by a certified engineer, contractors must follow manufacturer procedures, all users be professionally trained before operating equipment, and equipment must be inspected regularl

5. Derrick - Wikipedia

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   On the top side, the two legs are connected together by a lashing but with a small spacer block placed between the legs. A sling, which may be made from ropes, is placed around the area that two legs meet to be used to put a tackle pulley system for lifting the load. There are two guy wires, front and rear, to support the shear legs.

6. Hoist (device) - Wikipedia

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   Hoist atop an elevator. A hoist is a device used for lifting or lowering a load by means of a drum or lift-wheel around which rope or chain wraps. It may be manually operated, electrically or pneumatically driven and may use chain, fiber or wire rope as its lifting medium.

7. 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 ...

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

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