Blade-dangling helicopter chops CT tree limbs to keep power flowing

Eversource has been using helicopters at various spots around the state to cut tree branches near remote transmission lines.
New Hampshire Public Radio

Get the chopper: Blade-dangling helicopter slices and dices CT tree limbs to keep power flowing

Outfitted with a long aluminum wire, this helicopter carries eight rotating saw blades to cut trees along a transmission ...
The Times Leader

Pennsylvania utility uses helicopter-borne saw to trim trees

GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Like a hot knife through butter, an aerial saw equipped with 10 24-inch carbide-tipped blades dangling 125 feet below a helicopter made quick work of tree limbs hanging over the ...
The Times Leader

Pennsylvania utility uses helicopter-borne saw to trim trees

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Like a hot knife through butter, an aerial saw equipped with 10 24 ...
The Morning Journal

FirstEnergy: Helicopter-mounted aerial saw to trim trees, vegetation

FirstEnergy this week started deploying a helicopter-mounted aerial saw to proactively trim trees and vegetation along high-voltage power lines in Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga and Ashtabula counties. So, ...