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The original lift operated at a speed of 1 metre per second (3.3 ft/s) and took nearly three minutes to reach the summit of the Hammetschwand, carrying up to eight people in its wooden and zinc-plated cab. In 1935, the lift's speed was increased to 2.7 metres per second (8.9 ft/s) and the cab was replaced with a lighter metal construction.
The two-person double chair, which for many years was the workhorse of the ski industry, can move roughly 1,200 people per hour at rope speeds of up to 2.5 m/s (8.2 ft/s). [2] The four person detachable chairlift ("high-speed quad") can transport 2,400 people per hour with an average rope speed of 5 m/s (16.4 ft/s). [ 3 ]
A detachable chairlift or high-speed chairlift is a type of passenger aerial lift, which, like a fixed-grip chairlift, consists of numerous chairs attached to a constantly moving wire rope (called a haul rope) that is strung between two (or more) terminals over intermediate towers. In contrast to the fixed-grip version, the chairs of a ...
The company was founded by Byron Christian Riblet, who was born in Osage, Iowa, in 1865 and earned a degree in Civil Engineering.Arriving in Spokane in 1885, his first work was laying out railway and streetcar lines.
Sigma Cabins – France, founded in 1961 [N 2] [N 7] Skirail – France, founded in 1981, [21] acquired by Poma in 1987 [22] Bartholet – Switzerland, manufactured ropeways from 1976, acquired by HTI in 2022 [23] [N 8] [24] Gangloff – Switzerland, founded in 1928, acquired by Bartholet in 2014 [N 2] MEB – Italy [25] MND Ropeways – France ...
Gondola Lift at Namak Abrud, Iran. A gondola lift is a means of cable transport and type of aerial lift which is supported and propelled by cables from above. It consists of a loop of steel wire rope that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate supporting towers.