And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Fully articulated.. articulating? main rotor head. I like the safety wire on the blade bolts, it's been awhile since I had to wire anything and that is a pleasant reminder of the old days.
Copious use of torque-seal. Safety wire correct, lots of cotter pins bent correctly. Looks like it's nearly done by the book, with a good TI to verify.
The group that designed it, can't think like 'normal' people, the people that put design to application...dittto. Then there's the poor mechanic...imagine what it does to him when they say FIX IT.
I ran across an old P-3 crewmate that had transferred to one of the Navy's aircraft ferry squadrons. He was training on the H-3 and said his instructor had told him that "When you can't climb to the rotor hub because of the hydraulic leaks then the bird is Down."
Fully articulated.. articulating? main rotor head.
ReplyDeleteI like the safety wire on the blade bolts, it's been awhile since I had to wire anything and that is a pleasant reminder of the old days.
I had a buddy in college who was a Marine helicopter mechanic. He'd fix 'em, but he would not fly in 'em.
ReplyDeleteCopious use of torque-seal. Safety wire correct, lots of cotter pins bent correctly. Looks like it's nearly done by the book, with a good TI to verify.
ReplyDeleteThe group that designed it, can't think like 'normal' people, the people that put design to application...dittto. Then there's the poor mechanic...imagine what it does to him when they say FIX IT.
ReplyDeleteAnd all of it maintained and (and largely flown) by a bunch of kids, average age under 25. Amazing.
ReplyDeleteA helicopter is 20,000 parts flying in close formation.
ReplyDeleteI hear a clicking noise. Find it.
ReplyDeleteGood ol' Sikorsky. Let's check the BIM indicator...
ReplyDeleteI ran across an old P-3 crewmate that had transferred to one of the Navy's aircraft ferry squadrons. He was training on the H-3 and said his instructor had told him that "When you can't climb to the rotor hub because of the hydraulic leaks then the bird is Down."
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