HELICOPTER PREPARATION FOR USE AFTER C141B SHIPMENT.

TM 55-1520-238-S

a. Remove

Shipping

Carrier

Tie

e. Unload Helicopter to Position Two. Re-

downs. Unfasten and remove four tie-

lease helicopter parking brakes. Have load-

down straps from each of two shipping car-

master slowly reelout cargo aircraft winch,

riers (eight tiedowns) (fig. FO2).

while kneeling or erecting helicopter (para-

graph 85 or 86) where required for over-

b. Remove Shipping Carriers. Remove

head and ramp hinge clearance. Carefully

shipping carrier wheel shoring.

guide helicopter down loading ramps until

230 HELICOPTER PREPARATION FOR USE

tail landing gear wheel is on the ground

(position two, fig. 229).

AFTER C141B SHIPMENT.

f. Reposition Auxiliary Ramp. Reposition

Preparation of the AH64A helicopter for use after

center auxiliary ramp to side of loading

C141B cargo aircraft shipment will be performed in

ramp so that ramp centerlines are 6 feet 8

accordance with instructions outlined in paragraphs

inches apart alined with main landing gear

230.1 through 230.23.

wheels and parallel to helicopter centerline.

230.1 Preliminary Safety Procedures. Before

g. Unload

Helicopter

Position

starting operations, perform safety procedures outlined

One. Have loadmaster slowly reelout

in paragraphs 230.2 and 230.3.

cargo aircraft winch, while kneeling or rais-

230.2 Ground Helicopters.

ing helicopter where required for overhead

TM 1-1520-238-23.

and ramp hinge clearance. Carefully guide

230.3 Perform

Helicopter

Safety

Check.

helicopter down loading ramps until main

TM 1-1520-238-23.

landing gear wheels are 61/2 feet aft of the

main ramp hinge (position one, fig. 229).

230.4 Unpacking and Depreservation.

Paragraph 216.4.

h. Unload Helicopter to Ground Lev-

el. Reelout cargo aircraft winch and

230.5 Install Wings. Paragraph 216.6.

guide helicopter down ramps until main

230.6 Install Vertical Stabilizer. Figure 226 and

wheels are on the ground.

227.

i. Disconnect Cargo Aircraft Winch Cable

a. Disconnect Stabilator Actuator from

from Helicopter. Paragraph 228.9p.

Stowing Fixture. Remove clevis nut,

j. Erect Helicopter. Erect helicopter and

washers, and bolt from aft fixture actuator

disconnect hydraulic cart (paragraph 86).

link and actuator rod end eye. Retain rod

end hardware.

k. Unlock Tail Landing Gear Shock

Strut. Paragraph 228.9a.

b. Install

Stabilizer

Top

Sling

Straps. Preadjust sling straps (fig. 227).

l. Remove Tail Wheel Steering Bar and

Insert and lock two stabilizer sling short

Winching Yoke. Paragraph 228.9o.

strap quickrelease pins in stabilizer top

229.21 Unload One M230 Gun Turret. Remove

end pin sockets (fig. 226).

packed gun turret container from forward left side of car-

c. Aline Lifting Crane. Position craned aft

go floor, aft of main rotor head and mast unit (fig. FO2).

of helicopter tail. Aline crane lifting hook

229.22 Unload One 2.75 Inch Rocket Launch-

over center of tail rotor gearbox fairing.

ers. Remove one packed 2.75 inch rocket launcher

from top of remaining loaded Hellfire launcher (fig.

FO2).

CAUTION

229.23 Unload One Hellfire Launcher. Remove

packed launcher container from forward right side of

Sling will be tensioned at this point

cargo floor, aft of main rotor head and mast unit (fig.

only enough to remove strap slack.

FO2).

Hoistloading the stowed vertical sta-

229.24 Unload Two Main Rotor Head and Mast

bilizer will cause major structural dam-

Units.

age.

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