Having been a passenger on many military helicopters, I always felt a little
twinge in my stomach knowing that I was riding on the mechanical equivalent of
a bumble bee that was built by the lowest bidder. ;-)
Bill Whittaker
'53 3100 Hemi
Built Like A Rock
With Mopar Stock
-----Original Message-----
From: G. Simmons [mailto:gls@4link.net]
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2000 12:29 PM
To: Whittaker Bill G Civ ASC/SMY; 'Old Trucks'
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] RE: IFS, but not to open any can or worms again
>Those Jag suspensions are something else. There was a guy selling them in
the swap meet at the NSRA Nationals this year in Louisville. The four bolts
that hold that system in look to be pretty hefty.
I am reminded that helicopters have rotors which are held on by a single
bolt, called a Jesus Bolt, for reasons not difficult to imagine. The entire
weight of the machine (less the rotor itself) multiplied by whatever G
forces it undertakes, is suspended from this bolt.
This is not to say that helicopters are safe and therefore we should have no
qualms about relying on bolts holding things together. Indeed, my
impression is that helicopters run contrary to the general rule in life that
things look more dangerous than they really are.
Regards,
Grant S.
54 3100 (mostly all there)
54 3100 (mostly not there)
55 1st 3100 (mostly rust)
Los Angeles, CA
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