They come in a range of sizes to suit all helicopters. These are great devices that allow even large helicopters to be moved just by a single person. Tow-Carts are an electric/hydraulic device that attaches to the helicopter skids, picks it up, and allows the helicopter to be driven around. Pretty simple.įor helicopters with skids there are three main ways to move a helicopter: You connect a tractor, tug, or tow vehicle to the aircraft using a tow bar, release its brakes and pull/push it wherever you wish. How Do You Move a Helicopter Out of a Hanger?įor helicopters that have wheels, moving a helicopter in and out of the hanger or around the apron is a simple task. The helicopters with skids provide the most problems to personnel trying to move them around while they are on the ground. Helicopters that don’t have wheels have a landing gear known as ‘Skids’. Having flown both types of helicopters – ones with wheels and ones without I can give you some insider knowledge on how helicopters move around when on the ground.
Helicopters without wheels need to hover taxi. Helicopters with wheels can be towed using a tow vehicle and towbar and can move by using the thrust produced by its main rotor when running. Helicopters without wheels can only move on the ground by use of a dolly, tow-cart, or ground-handling wheels. You may have seen helicopters sitting out on the apron or helipad and thought nothing of it, but then when you see a helicopter sitting in a hanger the thought may have come up as to how they get the helicopter from the hanger to outside so it can take off? Depending on the type of helicopter, moving it around on the ground can be fairly simple or take a little bit more work.
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