Load Shoring

TM 55-1520-238-S

221.27 Load

Two

Horizontal

Stabilators.

WARNING

Position one stabilator on cargo ramp, under nose of

number one helicopter and the other on left side cargo

To prevent injury to personnel and

floor forward of troop ladder (fig. FO1).

damage to helicopter and cargo air-

221.28 Load Shoring. Position shoring on left side

craft from helicopter rolling free,

of aft cargo ramp aft of troop ladder (fig. FO1).

chocks shall be in place and cargo

221.29 Load Four Hellfire Launchers. Position

winch cable attached, with slack re-

two packed Hellfire launcher containers on left side of

moved, prior to removing tiedown

rear cargo ramp, aft of shoring . Place remaining two

chains.

containers on top of first four (fig. FO1).

To prevent injury to personnel or

221.30 Tie Down Helicopter Number One Thru

damage to helicopter and cargo air-

Number Six. Paragraph 221.26.

craft in the event of winch failure, the

helicopter CPG station will be occu-

221.31 Tie Down Twenty Four Main Rotor

pied by a qualified person to operate

Blades. Paragraph 221.27.

brakes.

221.32 Tiedown Loose Helicopter Components

and Ground Support Equipment. Paragraph

221.28.

CAUTION

222 HELICOPTER OFFLOADING (C5

Ensure that cargo aircraft winch

AIRCRAFT, REAR DOOR).

cable does not damage equipment

loaded on cargo aircraft floor.

WARNING

To prevent damage to helicopter and

cargo aircraft, use shoring as nec-

To prevent injury to personnel and

essary under helicopter main and

damage to helicopter and cargo air-

tail wheels to provide clearance be-

craft, all helicopters will remain re-

tween helicopter underbelly and

strained by chains until winch cable is

ramp hinge.

attached for unloading.

a. Unlock Tail Wheel Swivel. Paragraph

Helicopter and components offloading from C5 will be

214.6a.

conducted in accordance with procedures outlined in

b. Install Tail Wheel Steering Bar and

paragraph 222.1 thru 222.25 (fig. FO1).

Winching Yoke. Paragraph 214.6b.

222.1 Remove Tiedowns from Helicopter Compo-

c. Connect Winch.

nents and Ground Support Equipment. Paragraph

215.1.

WARNING

222.2 Unload Four Hellfire Launchers. Remove

Hellfire launchers from left side of aft cargo ramp.

Helicopters shall be restrained with

222.3 Unload Shoring. Remove shoring from left

winch during offloading. An unre-

side of aft cargo ramp.

strained helicopter may shift suddenly

222.4 Retract Ladder. Cargo Loadmaster will re-

or roll free, causing personnel injury or

tract troop stair ladder.

equipment damage.

222.5 Unload

Two

Horizontal

Stabilators.

Paragraph 214.12d.

Remove one horizontal stabilator from under nose of

d. Assign Army Loading Team Tasks. Para-

helicopter number one and one from left side cargo floor

graph 221.7g (1) thru (3).

forward of troop ladder.

e. Place Tail Wheel Shoring. Paragraph

222.6 Unload Four Main Rotor Blades. Remove

221.7j.

two main rotor blade rack sets from cargo floor under he-

licopter number one.

f. Place Approach Shoring. Paragraph

221.7d

222.7 Configure C5 Aft Loading Ramp.

Loadmaster only.

g. Chock Helicopter. Apply helicopter

brakes and chock main landing gear tires.

222.8 Unload Helicopter Number One.

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