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Helicopter Lifting a Tower into Place

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Uploaded by on Mar 5, 2008

Cable Car Tower Installation

Because the topography usually only admits the helicopter as a means of transportation and the various components, sometimes weighing tons, have to be positioned with millimetre accuracy, absolute concentration, precision and finger-tip control are demanded of the pilot and all his helpers.

Super Puma:

Largest and most up-to-date civil twin-motor multi-use helicopter

Technical data:

Turbines 2 Makila 1A1
Output 2 x 1742 hp
Rotor diameter 15.58 m
Overall height 4.875 m
Weight excluding fuel 4350 kg
Maximum take-off ext load 9350 kg
Maximum take-off int load 8600 kg

In-flight performance:

Maximum lifting weight 4500 kg
Maximum flight time 2 h 30 min
With additional tanks 4 h 15 m
Maximum air speed 290 km/h
Cruising speed 250 km/h
Maximum operating ceiling 7600 m above SL
Range 625 km
Range with additional tanks 1060 km

Equipment:

Special equipment for deployments including logging, transport, installation, fire-fighting, rescue, passenger flights

Electronic scales for weight and time checks for flights with loads

Seating: 17 passenger seats, 2 pilot seats. On request with VIP fittings.

See also:

http://www.helog.com/en/http/flotte/puma.php

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  • COOL !! I WANT TO BE A PILOT

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