Re: Heavy lifters...

[Darrel Toepfer]

The OTHER Kevin in San Diego wrote:

> For some twisted reason, we're both seriously interested in heavy lift
> stuff and logically, we began by looking at the S-64A Skycrane..

One refueled at 3R7 on its way from east to west a week or so ago. Crew
of 4 was jammed into the cab(s). Full tanks was 1000 gallons if I
remember right for a 4 hour range. Created quite the windstorm on the
ramp from what I was told...

[Darrel Toepfer]

The OTHER Kevin in San Diego wrote:

> There's been one at KSEE for several weeks - evidently there is some
> type of tower work going on in the nearby hills. Haven't seen it fly,
> but I've also been told the downwash is quite "spectacular"

The guys at Gulf Air bought them lunch after having its tanks topped off...

[Kevin O'Brien]

On 2005-04-30 00:01:50 -0400, The OTHER Kevin in San Diego <skiddz "AT"
adelphia "DOT" net> said:

> The "Russian" Mi26 topped that charts with two 11,500shp turbines and
> a payload on the order of 35,000lbs.. Anyone know of anything with
> more lifting capability?

Mi-26 is king. When the 101st stuffed a Chinook in Afghanistan, a Halo
(the NATO reporting name) and its crew were hired to haul it. In the
states you would use another CH-47, but not when it's at 9,000 feet.
The Mi-26 lifted and hauled the Hook no problem, and when I saw it last
(late 02) they were crating it up in Kandahar to go back to Boeing for
a circa $10-million rebuild.
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cheers

-=K=-

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