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                        UH -60 Blackhawk fast rope hook-ups

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        UH -60 Blackhawk fast rope hook-ups
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 5, 2005 2:27 AM
                        I am currently working on a 1/35th scale Blackhawk for my diorama and I've been trying to find out info on where the fast rope hook-up are on the bird. Also what should I use to make the rope look the correct or close to the same scale as real fast rope?
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                        wooty
                        • Member since
                          August 2004
                        • From: Australia
                        Posted by wooty on Sunday, June 5, 2005 3:58 AM
                        Hi There,
                        Mine i made my rope from very thin thread ( 2mm thick )
                        I got four pieces of this size thread and plaited it all together making a nice tight rope. Then painted them a greenish color or you could even paint them black.
                        Hope All This Helps?
                        Robert

                        Rob..

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                        HeavyArty
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Valrico, FL
                        Posted by HeavyArty on Sunday, June 5, 2005 10:16 AM
                        The rope hooks up to what is called a Fries rig. It is a loop on the end of a bar that extends out from the side of a a center mounted beam on the ceiling. There is one bar on each side of the aircraft, hence two rings, one each side to attach 1 rope per side to. Here are some pics.



                        Here's mine that I built for my MH-60L DAP:


                        More shots of mine here: http://photobucket.com/albums/v231/HeavyArty/MH-60L%20DAP/

                        Hope that helps.

                        Gino P. Quintiliani - Field Artillery - The KING of BATTLE!!!

                        Check out my Gallery: https://app.photobucket.com/u/HeavyArty

                        "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell

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                        RotorRob60
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                          May 2005
                        Posted by RotorRob60 on Sunday, June 5, 2005 3:42 PM
                        The Fast Rope Hookup was known as the FRIES Bar when I was a crewchief at Ft. Campbell. As a matter of fact, the cable for the release handle was for a Harley Davidson, so Aviation Brigade had to make a local purchase from the Harley Shop in Clarksville.
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                        intruder_bass
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                          November 2013
                        Posted by intruder_bass on Sunday, June 5, 2005 3:49 PM
                        I just want to add one more type of FRIES bar to Heavy Arty's photos.
                        As you can see there is a little difference between them. I am not sure for what kind of black hawks this type was designed for, but I've met it several times on pics.


                        Andy
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                        HeavyArty
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Valrico, FL
                        Posted by HeavyArty on Sunday, June 5, 2005 4:12 PM
                        The above pic posted by intruder_bass is not a Fries rig, but a Rapelling rig. It is used for attaching 4 rapel ropes to. The Fries rig is used for the Fast Ropes and has a servo at each ring to release the ring and drop the rope, which is recovered by the ground team. Would be one heck of a PT session pulling up 100 feet of 4" rope.

                        Gino P. Quintiliani - Field Artillery - The KING of BATTLE!!!

                        Check out my Gallery: https://app.photobucket.com/u/HeavyArty

                        "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell

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