View Single Post
Old 12-09-2019, 07:48 PM   #91 (permalink)
Fat Charlie
Rat Racer
 
Fat Charlie's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Route 16
Posts: 4,150

Al the Third, year four - '13 Honda Fit Base
Team Honda
90 day: 42.9 mpg (US)
Thanks: 1,784
Thanked 1,922 Times in 1,246 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by redpoint5 View Post
I'd be afraid of a lost load on a helicopter sending the cable up into the rotor.
Our 155s were hung by chains. I'd hope other loads were, too. And the crew chief spent his time staring at it, waiting to cut it loose. The flight crew, oddly enough, cared more about their helicopter and all the lives on it than they did about whatever they were lugging at the moment.

__________________

Quote:
Originally Posted by sheepdog44 View Post
Transmission type Efficiency
Manual neutral engine off.100% @MPG <----- Fun Fact.
Manual 1:1 gear ratio .......98%
CVT belt ............................88%
Automatic .........................86%

  Reply With Quote
The Following 5 Users Say Thank You to Fat Charlie For This Useful Post:
aerohead (01-02-2020), ldjessee00 (12-10-2019), skyking (09-01-2020), slowmover (12-31-2019), Xist (12-09-2019)