TM 1-1670-260-12&P
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i.
Connect left side sling eye of blue/white sling (15) to free end of box link assembly (13) installed on folded
red/white sling (11).
(1) Secure sling (15) to box link using box link pin and quick-release pin. (View F)
j.
Connect right side sling eye of blue/white sling (15) to free end of box link assembly (14) installed on folded
red/white sling (11).
(1) Secure sling (15) to box link using box link pin and quick-release pin. (View F)
CAUTION
To prevent damage to trail rotor blade ensure blade is
tied down at root of the blade.
k. To prevent tail rotor blade flapping tie root of lower blade from the tail rotor to the helicopter using a fixed
length tie-down (without snap hook).
l.
Drogue Chute Installation
NOTE
Though not recommended by recovery flight parameters
(Table 1), if the ground crew determines it is necessary a
drogue chute may be attached to the damaged helicopter
to facilitate stable flight.
(1) Secure drogue chute to the tail end of tail-boom. Do not deploy drogue chute until recovery helicopter
has hovered over disabled or damaged helicopter.
m. The damaged helicopter is now ready for hookup to the recovery helicopter.
8. RIG RECOVERY HELICOPTER (Figures 1 and 4 and Table 1)
NOTE
Figure 1 details the damaged UH-60 helicopter and
recovery helicopter rigging. Reference numbers in the
following text that are outlined in parentheses [i.e., (1), (2),
etc.] refer to Figure 1 and Table 3 item numbers. Refer to
Figure 1 and Table 3 for configuration guidance.
a. Place a cargo hook thimble (18, Figure 1, View A, and Figure 4) into the single eye end of heavy weight
black/white sling (16).
Figure 4. Typical Cargo Hook Thimble Installation (Shown in Double-Eye Configuration)
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