Jesus nut: The “Jesus nut,”
also called the “Jesus pin,” is the nut that holds the main rotor to the mast ofsome
helicopters, such as the UH-1 Iroquois helicopter. The long and
strongmetallic fans of the helicopter are fitted to the main rotor of the mast.
The“Jesus nut” is a slang term first coined by American soldiers in Vietnam; the technical term is MRRN or mainrotor retaining nut. The origin of
the term comes from the ideathat, if the “Jesus nut” were to fail in flight,
the helicopter would detachfrom the rotors and the only thing left for the crew
to do would be to pray to Jesus before the helicopter
crashed. This can remind us that Jesus must be the pivotal point in our lives, through the little
parable of the vine and the branches. We got to remain in him and always connected with him.
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