Section III. KNEELING AND ERECTING OPERATIONS FOR C5 SHIPMENT

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Section III. KNEELING AND ERECTING OPERATIONS FOR C5 SHIPMENT

(REAR DOOR LOAD ONLY)

87 GENERAL.

To prevent injury and equipment

damage from strut collapse and he-

This chapter provides instructions for the operation of

licopter rollover, personnel will re-

the hydraulic cart and for the kneeling and erecting of the

main clear of helicopter during

AH64A helicopter for transport by C5 cargo aircraft,

kneeling or erecting operations.

rear door load only.

To prevent injury from possible heli-

copter rollover, keep struts as close

88 APPLICABILITY.

to the same length as possible dur-

ing kneeling and erecting opera-

Personnel will be thoroughly familiar with and practiced

tions.

in these procedures prior to performing kneeling and

erecting operations in conjunction with helicopter trans-

port operations.

CAUTION

89 CONFIGURE HELICOPTER FOR SHIPMENT.

Prior to performing kneeling and erecting operations,

To prevent damage to equipment

configure the helicopter for kneeling in accordance with

from excessive stress on helicopter

chapter 2, section III.

landing gear and cargo aircraft

winch, do not apply helicopter

810 CONNECT AND CHECK OUT HYDRAULIC

brakes during kneeling or erecting

CART (OUTSIDE OF C5 CARGO AIRCRAFT).

operations.

To prevent damage to equipment,

Paragraph 84.

maintain adequate overhead and

underbelly clearance during kneel-

811 KNEEL HELICOPTER (OUTSIDE OF C5

ing and erecting operations.

CARGO AIRCRAFT).

Paragraph 86e thru 86h.

Paragraph 85.

813 KNEEL HELICOPTER (INSIDE C5 CARGO

812 ERECT HELICOPTER (INSIDE C5 CARGO

AIRCRAFT).

WARNING

NOTE

The helicopter will be kneeled and

To prevent injury and equipment

erected, as required, for underbelly and

damage from strut collapse and he-

overhead clearance while winching heli-

licopter rollover, personnel will be

copter into C5 cargo compartment. After

thoroughly familiar with procedures

the helicopter has been winched into car-

contained in this chapter prior to

go compartment, helicopter will be

conduction kneeling or erecting op-

erected.

erations.

To prevent injury and equipment

damage from strut collapse and he-

WARNING

licopter rollover, personnel will re-

main clear of helicopter during

To prevent injury and equipment

kneeling or erecting operations.

damage from strut collapse and he-

licopter rollover, personnel will be

To prevent injury from possible heli-

thoroughly familiar with procedures

copter rollover, keep struts as close

contained in this chapter prior to

to the same length as possible dur-

conduction kneeling or erecting op-

ing kneeling and erecting opera-

erations.

tions.

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