Load Four Main Rotor Blades - TM-55-1520-238-S0060

TM 55-1520-238-S

WINCHING YOKE

AIRCRAFT

WINCH CABLE

M05-019A

Figure 216. Helicopter Aft Towing Winch Connection

a. Position Helicopter. Position helicopter

q. Stop Winching. Stop helicopter when

to left side of cargo compartment. Ensure

axle of main landing gear reaches FS 1380.

that left main landing gear tire is positioned

r. Apply Brakes. Apply helicopter brakes,

down BL 16L (fig. FO1).

place chocks, and install safety chains.

s. Lock Tail Wheel. Paragraph 214.6u.

CAUTION

t. Remove Tail Wheel Steering Bar and

Winching Yoke. Paragraph 214.6v.

Ensure that winch cable does not

u. Disconnect Cables. Disconnect winching

contact previously loaded helicop-

cable from winching cable adapters and

ter components.

When winching helicopter number

winching cable adapters from helicopter.

four into position, extreme care

v. Release Brakes. Instruct brakeman to re-

must be taken to prevent windshield

lease brakes and dismount helicopter.

from contacting tail rotor blades of

NOTE

helicopter number two.

Do not restrain helicopter for flight at this

b. Stop Winching. Stop winching helicop-

time.

ter when main landing gear tires reach FS

1240 (fig. FO1).

214.13 Load Four Main Rotor Blades. Position

c. Move Helicopter. Manually move heli-

two main rotor blade rack sets holding two blades each

copter aft until main gear reaches FS 1265.

(fig. 22) on cargo floor under helicopter number three

fuselage (fig. FO1).

214.16 Load Four Main Rotor Blades. Position

two main rotor blade rack sets holding two blades each

214.14 Load

Two

Horizontal

Stabilators.

(fig. 22), on cargo floor under number four helicopter

Position two stabilators on cargo floor at front of helicop-

fuselage (fig. FO1).

ter number three (fig. FO1).

214.15 Load Helicopter Number Four Nose

214.17 Load Helicopter Number Five Nose

First. Load helicopter number four nose first using

First. Load helicopter number five nose first using

same loading procedures used for helicopter number

one (para 214.6) with following exceptions:

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