Helicopter Towing A Barge - Page 2

ZenGum · 10-13-2009, 12:35 AM

I was wondering just the other day, what Bruce does for a living. Builds choppers, eh? Cool.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-13-2009, 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

I don't know about that one. Chinook sling load capable up to 26,000 lb center hook, 17,000 lb forward/aft hook, 25,000 lb tandem.

That was a 170 ton hover barge (cargo hovercraft), with 50 tons of cargo. But since it's supported by an air cushion, the helicopter only has to slide it along over water, or ice. It was being tested because the tug boats worked on the water, but couldn't move it over the ice, often encountered around the oil rigs.

ZenGum · 10-13-2009, 06:27 AM

But ... if its got all the fans and stuff to make it a hover-barge .... why not add a few extra fans for control and motive power and make it a regulation hovercraft?

Pie · 10-13-2009, 09:02 AM

More perspective?

BrianR · 10-13-2009, 10:25 AM

The photo was taken by Ted in a helicopter, in such a way that it appears that he is closer to the ice than he really is.
Also, please look at our annual calendar with pictures of helicopters from Columbia in each month.

Translation courtesy of Mrs. BrianR.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-13-2009, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

But ... if its got all the fans and stuff to make it a hover-barge .... why not add a few extra fans for control and motive power and make it a regulation hovercraft?

You'll have to ask Sohio, it's their barge, and they hired Columbia to try and pull it.

Gravdigr · 10-13-2009, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

I was more of an end user when it came to those things.

Merc, thank you for your 'end use'.

regular.joe · 10-13-2009, 05:25 PM

Wow! That is one of the coolest freaking pictures I've seen. Ever! I would not want to be on the shithook.

If Bruce says it's the real thing, I'll believe him.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-13-2009, 11:43 PM

That picture was taken back in 1982, Boeing even had posters made.
A framed enlargement hangs over in "mahogany row"*.

* Executive offices.

TheMercenary · 10-14-2009, 09:50 PM

Dig it.

10-13-2009, 12:35 AM	#16
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	I was wondering just the other day, what Bruce does for a living. Builds choppers, eh? Cool. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

10-13-2009, 06:27 AM	#18
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	But ... if its got all the fans and stuff to make it a hover-barge .... why not add a few extra fans for control and motive power and make it a regulation hovercraft? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

10-13-2009, 09:02 AM	#19
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	More perspective? Attached Images __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

10-13-2009, 10:25 AM	#20
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	The photo was taken by Ted in a helicopter, in such a way that it appears that he is closer to the ice than he really is. Also, please look at our annual calendar with pictures of helicopters from Columbia in each month. Translation courtesy of Mrs. BrianR. __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

10-13-2009, 05:25 PM	#23
regular.joe Старый сержант Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NC, dreaming of large Russian women. Posts: 1,464	Wow! That is one of the coolest freaking pictures I've seen. Ever! I would not want to be on the shithook. If Bruce says it's the real thing, I'll believe him. __________________ Birth, wealth, and position are valueless during wartime. Man is only judged by his character --Soldier's Testament. Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature. - Marcus Aurelius.

10-13-2009, 11:43 PM	#24
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	That picture was taken back in 1982, Boeing even had posters made. A framed enlargement hangs over in "mahogany row". Executive offices. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-14-2009, 09:50 PM	#25
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Dig it. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

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