EADS, Army validate Lakota mobility
GULFPORT, Miss. - EADS North America and the Army successfully loaded four UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters and one company-owned EC145 helicopter onto a C-17, validating the transportability of the LUH. The demonstration was performed at Gulfport in preparation for a future delivery of four U.S. Army UH-72A Lakotas to the Pacific theater for basing on the Kwajalein Atoll. The loading test confirmed that five UH-72A helicopters can be accommodated in the C-17’s cargo bay with minimal disassembly, and that the aircraft can be made mission-ready upon arrival with no maintenance test flights required. The Lakotas are build in Columbus, Miss. (Source: EADS NA, 10/05/09)
GULFPORT, Miss. - EADS North America and the Army successfully loaded four UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters and one company-owned EC145 helicopter onto a C-17, validating the transportability of the LUH. The demonstration was performed at Gulfport in preparation for a future delivery of four U.S. Army UH-72A Lakotas to the Pacific theater for basing on the Kwajalein Atoll. The loading test confirmed that five UH-72A helicopters can be accommodated in the C-17’s cargo bay with minimal disassembly, and that the aircraft can be made mission-ready upon arrival with no maintenance test flights required. The Lakotas are build in Columbus, Miss. (Source: EADS NA, 10/05/09)
