TM 1-1670-260-12&P
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GENERAL INFORMATION
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Index
Scope ......................................................................................................................................................................... 1
Maintenance Forms, Records and Reports ............................................................................................................... 2
Reporting Equipment Improvement Recommendations (EIR)................................................................................... 2
Destruction of Army Material to Prevent Enemy Use................................................................................................. 2
Preparation for Storage or Shipment ......................................................................................................................... 2
List of Acronyms......................................................................................................................................................... 3
UMARK Component Description................................................................................................................................ 3
Light Weight Sling Assemblies............................................................................................................................... 4
Heavy Weight Sling Assemblies............................................................................................................................. 4
Adjustable Length Tie-Down Assemblies............................................................................................................... 4
Sling Extensions ..................................................................................................................................................... 4
Fixed Length Tie-Down Assemblies....................................................................................................................... 4
Blade Sleeve Assemblies....................................................................................................................................... 4
Blade Pole Assembly............................................................................................................................................ 13
UH-1 Square Wedges .......................................................................................................................................... 13
AH-1 and OH-58A/C Mast Wedges ..................................................................................................................... 13
OH-58D Sight Wedge .......................................................................................................................................... 13
Box Link Assembly ............................................................................................................................................... 13
Sling Link Assembly ............................................................................................................................................. 13
Lifting Clevis Assembly......................................................................................................................................... 14
Shackle Assembly ................................................................................................................................................ 14
Cargo Hook Thimble ............................................................................................................................................ 14
Crossbar Assembly .............................................................................................................................................. 14
Shipping Containers ............................................................................................................................................. 14
Drogue Chute ....................................................................................................................................................... 14
Figures
Figure 1. UMARK Components.................................................................................................................................. 5
Tables
Table 1. Recovery Allowable Helicopters and Maximum Allowable Recovery Weights ............................................ 2
Table 2. UMARK Content List .................................................................................................................................... 3
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1. SCOPE
The unit maintenance aerial recovery kit (UMARK) is a system of slings, tie-downs, stabilizing equipment, and
interconnecting hardware which can be assembled in multiple configurations to effect the safe aerial recovery of
disabled or damaged helicopters. Helicopter damage may include, but is not limited to:
a. The destruction of the main rotor head.
b. The main rotor shaft or mast bent, broken, or loose in the transmission.
c. The main transmission case cracked, broken, loose or separated from the airframe.
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