Getting a lift (from the sky crane)

The Fort Cavazos/Hood vehicle displays are being relocated due to some upcoming construction so I took the opportunity one sunday morning over the summer to sneak a picture with the Z1 sitting underneath our Sikorsky CH-54 Sky Crane.  Pretty sure the Z1 won't overload that airframe...

Wouldn't be soo sure MoveOver? You can see just by tethering the Z to the underbelly it's already flattened the tires ha.

I wish I had seen how they re-located it after this.  I'm assuming a Chinook came in and slung load it, unless the outriggers are easily removable in which case it could be trailered.

Theres an OV-10 bronco still out there that hasn't been moved yet.  I'll have to ask DPW about it..

When I was a company commander at Ft.Knox we made a display pad for a Chinook and it was carried into place by another Chinook.

Neat stuff.

I believe that's the type of Helicopter used in the construction of the CN Tower, in Toronto Canada back in 1975.
I can recall watching with awe.

File:CN Tower40 construction skycrane March 1975 01c.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

 

rstnick wrote:

I believe that's the type of Helicopter used in the construction of the CN Tower, in Toronto Canada back in 1975.
I can recall watching with awe.

File:CN Tower40 construction skycrane March 1975 01c.jpg - Wikimedia Commons


 

Seems so.  The civilian version is called the S64.  The US CH47 Chinook took over the duties of the CH54.  I'll tell you, that's a fun aircraft to ride in.  It's really fast when it's not carrying anything, and the pilots are a lot more laid back than apache pilots.

During one of my afghanistan tours, there was a civilian contractor who supplied us using an MI-26.  I'll tell you that was a loud aircraft.  You could hear it before it came over the mountains.  Absolutely spectacular.