Sky Hooks: The Autobiography of John Kane

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The cable support has been made out of a non-conductive material to reduce the risk of electrocution if cables are damaged, and their yellow design provides high visibility.&edsp; The increased availability of long-range helicopters such as the MH-53 Pave Low, HH-60 Pave Hawk, and MH-47 Chinook, and the V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, all with aerial refueling capability, caused this system to be used less often. In September 1996, the Air Force Special Operations Command ceased maintaining the capability to deploy this system. [ citation needed] In popular culture [ edit ]

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In August 1975, Graeme "Shirley" Strachan married Sandra Davis at a registry office in London. [2] [20] The pair had started dating when he was surfing and working on Phillip Island in 1972–73. [1] By October 1977, the couple had separated. [21] Strachan's second wife was Sue Scott. [1] The couple met in 1981 when he was a guest of the TV game show Catch Us If You Can, where Scott was a model and presenter. [22] In 1993, the Strachans moved to Queensland. [23] Death [ edit ] Cooper, Nathanael (16 September 2020). " 'A silly, tragic accident': Original Skyhooks guitarist Peter Starkie dead at 72". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 16 September 2020. The average skyhook has a breaking strength of around 2-3kN; the same as a tiny micro nut. This is enough to hold your bodyweight or an extremely short fall. Original guitarist Peter Starkie died of complications after a fall, in mid-September 2020, aged 72. [30] Members [ edit ] Classic lineup [2] [21] [31]Isaacs, J. D.; Vine, A. C.; Bradner, H; Bachus, G. E. (1966). "Satellite elongation into a true "sky-hook" ". Science. 151 (3711): 682–3. Bibcode: 1966Sci...151..682I. doi: 10.1126/science.151.3711.682. PMID 17813792. S2CID 32226322. Basin Trials (get Junior sailor watching the basins in the bathrooms for any leaks prior to sailing) a b c d e f g h i Nimmervoll, Ed; Greg Macainsh. "Skyhooks". Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music. White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd (Ed Nimmervoll). Archived from the original on 26 July 2012 . Retrieved 22 January 2014. a b Jones, Alistair (11 August 2012). "Ego not a dirty word for Skyhooks star". The Australian. News Corp Australia . Retrieved 1 September 2016.

a b c d e f g Brown, Jen Jewel (31 August 2001). "Obituaries – We just liked him 'cos he was Shirl". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 10 January 2002 . Retrieved 30 August 2016. The CNC operator doesn’t need to make a 2-ton overhead lift to complete their job. Weighing as little as 23 lbs. the Sky Hook will safely and efficiently lift up to 500 lbs., doing the work of 4 people with a simple one-hand operation. It is a completely manually operated with no need for connections to outside power sources.

In video games, a somewhat fictionalized interpretation of the Skyhook forms a core gameplay mechanic in Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker and Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. [13] See also [ edit ] Symons left Skyhooks in 1977 and became a radio and television personality; he was replaced by Bob Spencer. Strachan left the band in 1978 to become a radio and television presenter. [1] [5] He was replaced by Tony Williams. With altered line-ups, Skyhooks continued until 8 June 1980; the Strauks-Symons-Macainsh-Starkie-Strachan line-up reconvened four times thereafter, in 1983, 1984, 1990 and 1994. [1] [5] In 1992, the group was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame. [8] [9] Strachan died on 29 August 2001, aged 49, in a helicopter crash while solo piloting. [5] Original lead singer Steve Hill died in October 2005, aged 52, from liver cancer. [5] Original guitarist, Peter Starkie died in mid-September 2020, aged 72, of complications resulting from a fall. [10] Pearson, J (1975). "The Orbital Tower: A Spacecraft Launcher Using the Earth's Rotational Energy". Acta Astronautica. 2 (9–10): 785–799. Bibcode: 1975AcAau...2..785P. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.530.3120. doi: 10.1016/0094-5765(75)90021-1. Married". Canberra Times. Vol.49, no.14, 139. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 8 August 1975. p.3 . Retrieved 30 August 2016– via National Library of Australia. Bob Spencer, Bob Starkie, Fred Strauks, Graeme Strachan, Greg Macainsh, Red Symons, Steve Hill (12), Tony Williams (16)