“SAFETY IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE BECAUSE THE SHIP IS SUSPENDED ABOVE AN AREA WHERE PEDESTRIANS VIEW THE EXHIBIT.”
monitor the load shackles for overloads in the rigging wires for safety reasons as visitors are able to walk directly underneath the flying boat,” he said. “Te load isn’t necessarily dynamic but with wind shear the loads would certainly change. Unlike many scenarios, here the load shackles are monitoring the in-situ rigging tensions during the exhibition rather than for the lifting operation itself.” Mullard highlighted key features of SP’s wireless load shackles including their suitability to limited headroom applications. Each load shackle is proof tested and equipped with a hard-anodized aluminum electronics enclosure containing a new internal chassis providing IP67 / NEMA6 environmental protection even with the battery cover plate missing. End users benefit from a range of 700 meters or 2,300 feet, he added. y
