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Old April 30th 05, 05:13 AM
Darrel Toepfer
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Default Heavy lifters...

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...
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Old April 30th 05, 06:09 PM
Darrel Toepfer
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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...
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Old August 13th 05, 10:20 PM
Kevin O'Brien
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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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