Re: MUST SEE: "Helicopter Linemen" on History Channel!!

In article <1120058247.801219.266440@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, mdmarshall@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>Man, you've got to check this show out, it's incredible!!
>
>Tune In:
>Saturday, July 9, 2005 @ 11am ET/PT
>
>The remarkable story of the men who maintain and repair live
>high-voltage power lines--an elite team of pilot and lineman that looks
>for damage and makes critical repairs without turning the power off!
>"Barehanding" involves a helicopter flying up to live power lines,
>stretching a metal wand out to the line and energizing the helicopter
>and lineman to the full strength of the power line. The lineman,
>wearing a special metal fiber suit, then works on the wire by sitting
>on the helicopter skid or climbing onto the bare line. This technique
>makes the lineman, chopper, and pilot all part of the electrical
>circuit with 345,000 volts running through both men and machine. For
>two days, we follow members of the USA Airmobile team in Wisconsin as
>they risk their lives to inspect and repair critical power lines that
>were struck by a tornado. And we trace the development of this
>high-risk work, conceived of in 1979 by Mike Kurtgis, our guide through
>its electric history.

IIRC in france (?) they have a helicopter lifted cable car like device that
they hang off the power cables for doing inspections and such. Now that
looked fascinating :)



Bruce


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