SkyHook JHL-40
SkyHook International Inc., a privately owned company located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is receiving a lot of attention as they team up with Boeing to develop the SkyHook JHL-40.
The driving force behind this new twist on an old design is the limited amount of payload a regular heavy-lift helicopter can carry in to such places like the remote oil sands of Alberta. By utilizing the buoyant effect of the blimp, the heavy rotors are only used for cargo, as they carry up to 80,000 lbs. That's around twice as much as the MI-26 helicopter! (currently the largest vertical lift helicopter).
Two production prototypes are under development at its Rotorcraft Systems facility in Ridley Park, PA
Airship's have been getting a little bit more attention lately. Check out the Manned Cloud, a tourist dirigible in the shape of a whale.
The driving force behind this new twist on an old design is the limited amount of payload a regular heavy-lift helicopter can carry in to such places like the remote oil sands of Alberta. By utilizing the buoyant effect of the blimp, the heavy rotors are only used for cargo, as they carry up to 80,000 lbs. That's around twice as much as the MI-26 helicopter! (currently the largest vertical lift helicopter).
Two production prototypes are under development at its Rotorcraft Systems facility in Ridley Park, PA
Airship's have been getting a little bit more attention lately. Check out the Manned Cloud, a tourist dirigible in the shape of a whale.
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