Boeing To Develop SkyHook JHL-40 – Cool
This piece of science fiction reality is looking very, very cool. You are looking at the Boeing SkyHook JHL-40, a heavy lift rotorcraft designed to lift tons of weight in the remotest and most dangerous places imaginable.
Boeing is designing the SkyHook JHL-40 to be able to lift 40 tons, carry it 200 miles, and survive in harsh environments like the Arctic or the tops of rugged mountains. The idea is that this rotorcraft airship will be able to get where no other piece of heavy lifting equipment can. It will do this with very little fuel and without disturbing the environment.
This isn't just some crazy concept craft. Boeing has a multiyear contract with SkyHook International to develop the JHL-40 (Jess Heavy Lifter), and they are being built at Boeing's Rotorcraft Systems plant in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania. As soon as they can be certified by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and Transport Canada, they will begin flying operations.
