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Boeing: Boeing Teams With Canadian Firm to Build Heavy-Lift Rotorcraft
The Boeing Company and SkyHook International Inc. today announced a teaming agreement to develop the JHL-40 (Jess Heavy Lifter), a new commercial heavy-lift rotorcraft designed to address the limitations and expense of transporting equipment and materials in remote regions.

Boeing has received the first increment of a multiyear contract from SkyHook to develop the new aircraft.


Ah, this thing will lift 40 tons: something for Jérôme to plant windmills everywhere?      
 


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by Elco B (elcob at scarlet dot be) on Tue Jul 8th, 2008 at 05:11:38 PM EST
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I'm sceptical. I first read of such plans as a little kid - in old magazines. There was a serious project in Germany attempting to build one, the CargoLifter. It foundered after spending €300 million(!) on the issue of stabilising the craft against wind during loading/unloading. All that remains of the project is a giant hall near Berlin, featured as backdrop in many commercials and films (check on German Wikipedia).

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by DoDo on Tue Jul 8th, 2008 at 05:19:24 PM EST
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The artist's impression shows them being used apparently for logging in remote areas.

Progress, we tell you!

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Wed Jul 9th, 2008 at 03:08:43 AM EST
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With a forty ton lift weight, it could lift one offshore blade.  The lightest offshore nacelle, without rotor attached, is about 160 tons.  Heavy ranges above 240 tons.

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by Crazy Horse on Wed Jul 9th, 2008 at 10:43:07 AM EST
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