This type of transmission is generally limited to low-powered switcher locomotives, lightweight multiple units and self-propelled railcars.
It's a lightweight unit (7.3 pounds), and even with the long blade it's well-balanced.
Assembled in lightweight modular units of aluminum tubing, the one-story frame was put together in five hours.
Vibram and similar soles are not all heavy - they are available in a variety of weights, including lightweight units which are designed for walking shoes.
As a lightweight unit, it is designed to operate autonomously behind enemy lines, without relying on fire support and the corresponding risk of friendly fire casualties.
It had no true chassis but lightweight running units were fitted to a special ECW body that gave the bus its strength and rigidity.
The heavy stock exhaust silencers tend to choke the output; so any TRX benefits from lightweight units.
With portable media centers, you can store and access nearly all of your digital entertainment files on a single, lightweight unit about the size of a paperback novel.
This would also account for Daisy's refusal to pull a milk van to the dairy, as the lightweight units were not strong enough to haul wagons.
The main problem would be the design job-laying out a compact, lightweight unit which a swimmer could easily carry on his back.