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Would it not be easier to use Chinooks to remove cargo ?
by bamboozled 6y ago
Would it not be easier to use Chinooks to remove cargo ?
- justbrowsing_ 6y agoLast time I heard that was the Maemo OS codename before Diablo
- as-j 6y agoThis thing could have 20,000 containers on it. Thankfully it’s a 3rd of a mile long, so maybe you could offload 2 at a time, one helicopter on either end. At 1 container every 5 minutes....working 24 hours per day....that’s 70 days of work.
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- bamboozled 6y agoI doubt you’d have to unload the whole ship though.
- avs733 6y agoEmpty weight of a 40ft ISO is around 3,700kg Max weight of a container loaded is around 30,000kg Max payload of a Chinook around 11,000 kg near sea level at not high temp. (correct my number here from the wrong version of the Chinook...older versions were 4,500kg) So, if your container is a a quarter full, sure
- coolspot 6y agoOkay, bring Mi-26 then. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mil_Mi-26 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mil_Mi-26
- Scoundreller 6y agoThe lighter ones will be at the top anyway to keep center of gravity correct. Shipping company should know exact weights of each container for this and billing reasons.
- blackrock 6y agoWhat’s the math like if you use 4 Chinooks? One on each corner. Someone, break down the component forces.
- cycomanic 6y agoMaybe placing 4 helicopters within 40ft of each other is not such a great idea?
- blackrock 6y agoI should’ve been more clear. The helicopters could be 100 feet apart. Each helicopter would hook on to the corner of each container, and pull away diagonally. The lift capability of this setup is from the y axis. But at a reduced load. This is a physics problem.
- unionpivo 6y agoThere are between 6 000 to 20 000 containers on this ship. Thou reduce weight any meaningful amount you would need to remove hundreds or even thousands of containers. I am not even sure if anyone would be willing to fly 4 helicopters tethered to each other, but even if they do, its going to be very slow for safety reasons. And good like finding insurance company that is willing to cover, if anything goes wrong. And enough pilots and helicopters, to do that 24/7 for a few months > This is a physics problem no it isn't
- yellowapple 6y agoTwo CH-53E Super Stallions should be able to handle such a container, then (max external payload capacity is about 16,000kg). Any American aircraft carriers nearby? And this assumes that the containers are indeed loaded to their full weight capacity.