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News Release from: SAI (GB) | Subject: SAI hydraulic motors
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 24 November 2006
Hydraulic motor is smooth performer on
stage
An SAI hydraulic motor gives smooth movement to the propeller of a Dakota bomber on the West End stage.
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This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 24 Aug 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Stage set designer Mike Barnett selected an SAI hydraulic motor to give smooth movement to the propeller of a Dakota bomber.
Dancers step from the wing of the Dakota onto the propeller and are lowered to the floor under fine control.
The selection of the SAI motor was made due to its virtually silent operation, a critical factor in stage presentations, plus its high efficiency resulting in the propeller maintaining a constant speed, both when driving light and on overrun when being "driven" by the dancers, of varying weights, as they are gently lowered to the stage.
The SAI range of radial piston hydraulic motors includes dual and variable displacement options as well as the "normal" single speed.
Motors are available from 40cm3/rev up to 12 litre/rev and can be used at speeds ranging up to 1500rev/min for certain models.
With controllability second to none, the SAI range of motors can perform efficiently right down to creep speed.
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