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EXTERNAL CARGO HOOK SYSTEM
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CENTER CARGO HOOK LOADING POLE
The cargo hook loading pole is used to pick up the sling
loop of external cargo loads from inside the helicopter.
The loop is then placed on the cargo hook by hand. The
pole has a hook at one end and a cable at the other
end. The cable is attached to the fuselage to prevent
accidental loss of the pole when in use and to provide a
discharge path for static electricity.
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When not in use the pole is stowed on the lower right
side of the cabin at about sta 360, just below the heater
duct.
Make sure the ground cable is
connected when using the loading
pole. With the rotors turning, static
potential between the helicopter and
a load on the ground can be as high
as 40,000 volts.
THEORY OF OPERATION
Normal Release
NOTE
The relays referred to in this section
are in the Normal Release Relay Box
at the right side of the cabin near sta.
280.
Setting the MASTER switch on the CARGO HOOK
control panel to ARM energizes power control relay K1
through the control circuit breaker. The energized relay
lights the ARMED SW FAIL light on the cabin relay box
and arms the following:
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System power circuit, through the power circuit breaker
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CARGO REL buttons on the pilots and copilots control
stick grips
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CARGO HOOK switch on the HOIST OPERATOR
PANEL in the cabin
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Ground relay K4 contacts
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Center hook release relay K3 contacts
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Forward hook release relay K8 contacts
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Aft hook release relay K9 contacts
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Setting the CARGO HOOK switch on the HOIST
OPERATOR PANEL to ARM arms the CARGO HOOK
RELEASE switch on the control grip in the cabin.
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Operating the hook release button on either of the
control stick grips or the hook release switch in the
cabin energizes ground relay K4, which is then latched
energized through its own contacts. The RELEASE SW
FAIL and GROUND RELAY ACTIVATE lights on the
relay box come on. The FAIL light stays lit as long as the
release switch (or button) is held. The ACTIVATE light
will stay lit as long as relay K4 stays energized.
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The closed contacts of relay K4 also provide a ground
for the center hook hydraulic solenoid valve and for the
normal release relay circuits of the forward and aft hook.
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Finally, the release switch (or button) energizes one or
more of release relays K3 (center), K8 (forward), and K9
(aft), depending on the position of the HOOK SELECT
switch on the cockpit overhead panel. Current from the
power circuit flows through the closed release relay
contacts to energize the release solenoid of the selected
hook.
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