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LOOK UP! Helicopter With Giant Hanging Saw Blade Flying Over York County (Photos, Video) LOOK UP! Helicopter With Giant Hanging Saw Blade Flying Over York County (Photos, Video)
Look UP! Helicopter With Giant Hanging Saw Blade Flying Over York County (Photos, Video) A helicopter flying with a huge saw blade hanging out the side is operating over York County. Metropolitan Edison is using a helicopter and it's ginormous saw to trim trees along four power lines in York and Adams counties. The saw blade is actually multiple blades-- ten, 24-inch rotary blades cover the 20 foot cutting surface, which can through 8 to 10 inch trees. The helicopter setup covers more area in one day than a ground crew might complete in a week, says Metropolitan Edison. Even though the setup may seem dangerous to onlookers, the company says it is actually much safer compared…

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by Jillian Pikora