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Request: Helicopter photos inside cargo aircraft
Posted by mpabis on Thursday, October 5, 2006 10:16 PM

I am hoping someone here can help me.  I was wondering if anyone had any photos or diagrams of helicopters inside a cargo aircraft?  I have been looking throughout the web, but have only come across loading pictures and not how they are stored inside the cargo aircraft.  Any help would be apprecitated.  Thanks.


Mike

  • Member since
    July 2003
  • From: Cincinnati, Ohio
Posted by ridleusmc on Friday, October 6, 2006 2:28 PM

These 2 pics were taken by a friend of mine during operations in Afgahnistan in either 2001 or 2002.  It's a CH-53E inside the Cargo hold of a C-17.  The rotor blades are removed and stuffed in the cabin.  The main gear box with main rotor head attached is loaded onto a pallet.  The tail gear box and rotor head is on a seperate pallet.  These parts are removed to allow enough clearance between the top of the helicopter and the ceiling of the transport.  C-5's have a slightly lower cieling, so smaller landing gear wheels actually need to be fitted.  C-17 loading doesn't require the use of smaller landing gear wheels.  The auxiliary fuel tanks are removed and placed on top of the sponsons.  The helicopter is held in place by jacks and chains.  C-17's can carry 1 CH-53E at a time, but C-5's can carry two. 

Semper Fi,

Chris

  • Member since
    December 2005
  • From: DSM, Iowa
Posted by viper_mp on Friday, October 6, 2006 8:37 PM
That just doesnt look right.

Rob Folden

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  • Member since
    January 2003
Posted by mpabis on Friday, October 6, 2006 10:26 PM

Thank you so much.  That is just what I was looking for.

 

Mike

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