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An aerial lift is a means of transport in which gondolas or open chairs
Chair

A chair is used to sit on, commonly for use by one person. Chairs often have the seat raised above floor level, supported by four legs. A back or arm rests in a stool, or when raised up, a bar stool or high chair ....
 are hauled above the ground by means of a cable
Wire rope

Wire rope consists of several strands laid together like a helix. Each strand is likewise made of metal wires laid together like a helix. Initially wrought iron wires were used, but today steel is the main material used for wire ropes....
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Types of aerial lifts include:






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An aerial lift is a means of transport in which gondolas or open chairs
Chair

A chair is used to sit on, commonly for use by one person. Chairs often have the seat raised above floor level, supported by four legs. A back or arm rests in a stool, or when raised up, a bar stool or high chair ....
 are hauled above the ground by means of a cable
Wire rope

Wire rope consists of several strands laid together like a helix. Each strand is likewise made of metal wires laid together like a helix. Initially wrought iron wires were used, but today steel is the main material used for wire ropes....
.

Types of aerial lifts include:
  • Aerial tramway
    Aerial tramway

    An aerial tramway is a type of aerial lift in which a cabin is suspended from a Wire rope and is pulled by another cable.An aerial tramway is often called a cable car or ropeway, and sometimes incorrectly referred to as a gondola lift ....
    , with fixed cable for suspending the gondola and another cable to pull the gondola along the cable.
  • Funitel
    Funitel

    A funitel is a type of aerial lift, generally used to transport skiers. The name funitel is a conjunction between the French language words funicular and Gondola lift....
    , with two moving loops of cable which support gondolas (gondolas attach to two cables each).
  • Gondola lift
    Gondola lift

    A gondola lift is a type of aerial lift, often called a cable car, which consists of a loop of steel Wire rope that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate supporting towers....
    , a moving loop of cable with gondolas attached to the cable.
  • Funifor
    Funifor

    A Funifor is a type of aerial lift or aerial tramway with two guide ropes and a haul rope loop per cabin.The Funifor design is patented by Doppelmayr....
    , two fixed cables for suspending the gondola, with another cable to pull the gondola along the cables.


(The above are often referred to as cable cars). Other types may include:

  • Chairlift
    Chairlift

    An elevated passenger ropeway, or chairlift, is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a continuously circulating steel Wire rope loop strung between two end terminals and usually over intermediate towers, carrying a series of chairs....
    , with a moving loop of cable with chairs permanently attached to the cable.
  • Detachable chairlift
    Detachable chairlift

    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 that is strung between two terminals over intermediate towers....
    , a loop of cable moving at high speed, with chairs that can be clipped onto the cable at either station.
Aerial lift is also a proper term used in industry for mechanical devices used to elevate workers. Also referred to as manlifts. MEWPs (Mobile elevated work platforms), cherry pickers, and bucket trucks.

See also

  • Blondin (quarry equipment)
    Blondin (quarry equipment)

    Blondins were a type of Aerial tramway employed in open pits in the slate industry in Wales to transport wagons loads of rock between locations....
  • List of aerial lift manufacturers
    List of aerial lift manufacturers

    This is a list of the world's current and former aerial lift manufacturers....
  • Surface lifts, another transportation technology
  • Cable car (disambiguation)