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2. Cargo hook (helicopter) - Wikipedia

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   Cargo hook (helicopter) A cargo hook is a device suspended below a helicopter and allows the transport of external loads during flight. Common terms for this operation include slingwork, underslung loads, external loadwork, and external load operations. K-1200 K-MAX.

3. Swivel - Wikipedia

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   Swivel designs. A common design for a swivel is a cylindrical rod that can turn freely within a support structure. The rod is usually prevented from slipping out by a nut, washer or thickening of the rod. The device can be attached to the ends of the rod or the center. Another common design is a sphere that is able to rotate within a support ...

4. Caster - Wikipedia

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   A swivel caster. A caster (or castor) is an undriven wheel that is designed to be attached to the bottom of a larger object (the "vehicle") to enable that object to be moved. Casters are used in numerous applications, including shopping carts, office chairs, toy wagons, hospital beds, and material handling equipment.

5. Caster angle - Wikipedia

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   The caster angle[1] or castor angle[2] is the angular displacement of the steering axis from the vertical axis of a steered wheel in a car, motorcycle, bicycle, other vehicle or a vessel, as seen from the side of the vehicle. The steering axis in a car with dual ball joint suspension is an imaginary line that runs through the center of the ...

6. List of bicycle parts - Wikipedia

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   Rim: that part of a wheel to which the tire is attached and often forms part of the braking mechanism; Rotor: 1) the disc component of a disc brake. 2) another name for a detangler - a device that allows the handlebars and fork to revolve indefinitely without tangling the rear brake cable. Safety levers: extension levers, and interrupt brake ...

7. Swivel gun - Wikipedia

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   A swivel gun (or simply swivel) [1] is a small cannon mounted on a swiveling stand or fork which allows a very wide arc of movement. Another type of firearm referred to as a swivel gun was an early flintlock combination gun with two barrels that rotated along their axes to allow the shooter to switch between either the rifled or the smoothbore ...