Load Four Main Rotor Blades - TM-55-1520-238-S0058

TM 55-1520-238-S

v. Remove Tail Wheel Steering Bar and

i. Position Shoring. Position a single

Winching Yoke. With tail wheel cen-

stack of step up shoring for tail wheel con-

tered, loosen yoke studs from tail wheel

sisting of following (fig. 212):

axle and remove yoke (fig. 214). Remove

(1) Three pieces of 2 x 12 x 48 inch lumber.

steering bar from yoke tube.

(2) Nine pieces of 2 x 12 x 24 inch lumber.

w. Release Brakes. Instruct brakeman to

(3) One piece of 12 x 12 x 3/4 inch ply-

release bakes and dismount helicopter.

wood.

NOTE

j. Remove Chains. Remove safety chains

and release helicopter brakes.

Do not restrain helicopter for flight at this

k. Winch Helicopter. Continue winching

time.

helicopter into aircraft.

214.7 Load Four Main Rotor Blades. Position two

l. Position Helicopter. Position helicopter

main rotor blade rack sets holding two blades each (fig.

to right side of cargo compartment. Ensure

22) on cargo floor under helicopter number one fuse-

right side main landing gear tire is posi-

lage (fig. FO1).

tioned down buttline (BL) 14R.

214.8 Load Two Horizontal Stabilators. Position

m. Stop Winching. Stop winching helicop-

one stabilator under nose of helicopter number one and

ter when main landing gear tires reach FS

one at left rear of cargo aircraft (fig. FO1).

1800.

214.9 Load Helicopter Number Two Nose

n. Apply Brakes. Apply helicopter brakes

First. Load helicopter number two nose first using

and set chocks.

same loading procedures used for helicopter number

o. Disconnect Winch. Disconnect winch

one (para 214.6) with following exceptions.

cable from adapter cables and adapter

a. Position Helicopter. Position helicopter

cables from helicopter (fig. 215).

to left side of cargo compartment. Ensure

that left main landing gear tire is positioned

down BL 16L (fig. FO1).

CAUTION

b. Stop Winching. Stop winching helicop-

ter when main landing gear tires reach FS

Do not allow axle of main landing gear

1700.

to move aft of FS 1965. Failure to com-

ply could result in damage to helicop-

ter nose and/or cargo aircraft pressure

CAUTION

door.

NOTE

Do not allow axle of main landing gear

Final positioning of helicopter will be ac-

to move aft of FS 1820. Failure to com-

complished manually.

ply could result in damage to helicop-

ter nose and/or troop compartment

p. Remove Chocks. Remove chocks and

ladder.

release brakes.

q. Move Helicopter. Manually move heli-

c. Move Helicopter. Manually move heli-

copter aft until main landing gear reaches

FS 1965.

FS 1820.

r. Position Helicopter. Position tail of heli-

d. Position Helicopter. Position tail of heli-

copter as far to right side of cargo compart-

copter as far to left side of cargo compart-

ment as possible.

s. Apply Brakes. Apply helicopter brakes

214.10 Load Four Main Rotor Blades. Position

and place chocks.

two main rotor blade rack sets holding two blades each

(fig. 22), on cargo floor under helicopter number two fu-

t. Install Chains. Install safety chains.

selage (fig. FO1).

u. Lock Tail Wheel. Remove tail wheel lock

214.11 Load Six Tail Rotor Blades. Position three

safety pin. Lift swivel lock lever to engage

tail wheel swivel lock (fig. 214). Push

tail rotor blade supports holding two blades (fig. 27), on

wheel sideways to check lock engagement.

left side of cargo floor, outboard of helicopter number

A locked tail wheel will not swivel.

two tailboom (fig. FO1).

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