Boeing To Develop SkyHook JHL-40 - Cool
Filed in archive General Cool Stuff by Chris Matier on July 9, 2008
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. Source.
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