He reasoned that as the wheels spun, the mercury would flow to the bottom of each reservoir, leaving one side of the wheel perpetually heavier than the other.
The CH-47 is propelled by two Lycoming T55 turboshaft engines, one on each side of the helicopter's rear pylon, connected to the rotors by drive shafts.
The wheel and axle is made up of a circular frame that revolves around a shaft or rod — a device that, in its earliest forms, was probably used for lifting water buckets from wells.