Holy Crap!
This reminds me of an incident at Holloman AFB, where a helicopter mechanic got literally scalped because of his long hair. His hair got caught in the helicopters propeller shaft assembly while they were doing an engine run test.
- Keep in mind those turbine motors are no joke. I've seen those put out anywhere between 1500+ hp and nearly 3000 ft-lbs of torque.
- And yes an M1A2 Abrams is basically powered by a very similar version of this motor as well, propelling the 70+ ton tank to over 40 mph (governed)!
- Luckily the mechanic lived, I'm sure with much less hair.
Since the text is hard to read, here:
"The "hairball" you see is hair - human hair. This happened March 27th at Holloman to an Army Civil Service Aircraft Maintenance Technician. He was literally "scalped" when his long hair caught on the rotating shaft. You all know my concern and position on this issue. I leave the choice up to you. Those who do have long hair should personally evaluate hair control requirements, the work situation, and their own personal safety concerns. Again - the choice is yours! It would be a tragedy to have it happen here. - Sully"
This reminds me of an incident at Holloman AFB, where a helicopter mechanic got literally scalped because of his long hair. His hair got caught in the helicopters propeller shaft assembly while they were doing an engine run test.
- Keep in mind those turbine motors are no joke. I've seen those put out anywhere between 1500+ hp and nearly 3000 ft-lbs of torque.
- And yes an M1A2 Abrams is basically powered by a very similar version of this motor as well, propelling the 70+ ton tank to over 40 mph (governed)!
- Luckily the mechanic lived, I'm sure with much less hair.
Since the text is hard to read, here:
"The "hairball" you see is hair - human hair. This happened March 27th at Holloman to an Army Civil Service Aircraft Maintenance Technician. He was literally "scalped" when his long hair caught on the rotating shaft. You all know my concern and position on this issue. I leave the choice up to you. Those who do have long hair should personally evaluate hair control requirements, the work situation, and their own personal safety concerns. Again - the choice is yours! It would be a tragedy to have it happen here. - Sully"