Helicopter Lifts

Helicopter lifts play a pivotal role in both transportation and construction sectors. Articles within this category delve into various facets of helicopter lifts, encompassing safety protocols, methodologies for load securing and transportation, applications in tower construction, and rooftop HVAC installation. Furthermore, they shed light on the intricacies of the equipment and procedures integral to helicopter lifts, emphasizing the expertise and training mandates for pilots and ground personnel. These articles also address the economic and logistical factors that underscore the feasibility of helicopter lifts in specific scenarios.

VW Helicopter Conversion: Canadian Technician Transforms Classic Bus Into Airbus-Inspired Art Piece | Photo: Chuck Jurgen Teschke / Instagram

VW Helicopter Conversion: Canadian Technician Transforms Classic Bus Into Airbus-Inspired Art Piece

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A remarkable VW helicopter conversion has captured the attention of automotive and aviation fans worldwide. This project highlights the result of Chuck Jurgen Teschke applying his 38 year career in aircraft maintenance to a creative backyard vision. By merging a classic Volkswagen T1 Bus with components from an Airbus H125 helicopter, Teschke has created a spectacle that blurs the line …

Fair Lifts Completes 1,200-Pound Antenna Lift at 235-Foot Tower in South Vinemont AL

Next Edge Networks Selects Fair Lifts for Helicopter Telecom Tower Installation in Alabama

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Precision aerial lift operations are essential when upgrading critical communications infrastructure in elevated or constrained environments. On December 17, 2025, Fair Lifts completed a helicopter-assisted telecom tower installation at the Mount Swap site near South Vinemont, Alabama, supporting Next Edge Networks with the removal and replacement of key tower components. This project involved a 235 foot guyed telecommunications tower located …

Helicopter Crane: What It Is and How It Works

Helicopter Crane Operations in Modern Construction

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Helicopter crane operations represent one of the most advanced and efficient lifting solutions used in today’s construction, infrastructure, and utility industries. Rather than functioning as a ground-based machine, this type of aerial lift relies on a specially configured helicopter capable of transporting and positioning heavy external loads with remarkable precision. These aircraft are most often deployed when conventional cranes are …

Artist concept of an Erickson S-64F Air-Crane helicopter lifting a damaged Tesla during a heavy lift operation.

Can a Helicopter Lift a Car? Real-World Limits, Capabilities, and Use Cases

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Can a helicopter lift a car? This in-depth guide explains how vehicle lifts work, which helicopters can do it, and when aerial recovery or transport is the right solution.

A Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane helicopter in orange and blue livery lifting a beige prefabricated house into the air via suspension cables against an overcast sky.

The Sikorsky CH-54 Skycrane: From Military Flying Crane to the Erickson S-64F Air-Crane

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An in-depth look at the Sikorsky CH-54 Skycrane and its evolution from the CH-54A and CH-54B into the Erickson S-64F Air-Crane, including history, design changes, and heavy lift capabilities.

How Helicopter Sling Load Operations Keep Remote Projects Moving

How Helicopter Sling Load Operations Keep Remote Projects Moving

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Helicopter sling load operations have become a backbone of modern remote logistics, supporting construction, utilities, mining, and disaster response where roads and runways simply do not exist. This guide explains how external load helicopter services work, where they add the most value, and what safety practices keep every lift controlled and predictable.

Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane lifting a commercial rooftop HVAC unit while rigging crew monitors the heavy lift operation

Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane Heavy Lift Helicopter: Specs, Capabilities, Uses

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Authoritative guide to the Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane heavy lift helicopter, including verified specifications, operational strengths, and where it delivers the biggest schedule and cost advantages for contractors and project teams.