FUSELAGE LIFTING SYSTEMS

Although major incidents such as main landing gear failures can occur, they are very rare. Airport risk assessment indicates the potential for minor incidents such as a nose gear collapse are far more frequent.

A nose gear failure, although considered minor compared to a main landing gear failure could still have a catastrophic effect on aircraft operations if the airports runways are closed. The cost of diverting aircraft alone can run into several million dollars.

NEW LARGE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE LIFTING SYSTEM - AMS PT NO 10090-22A
AMS have built and tested the first fuselage lifting System to safely lift the A380 and other wide-bodied aircraft. The fuselage lifting system is designed to meet the requirements in both Airbus & Boeings Aircraft Recovery Manuals.

• Designed for use on Boeing & Airbus Aircraft
• Complete System can be air freighted to any location
• Every Beam load tested to 177% of maximum working load
• Each beam supplied with its own unique test certificate.
• The Beam system can be used on almost any commercial airliner
• Unique “fixed pitch” webbing system.

AMS BODY SLING AMS PT NO 10090-09A
The body sling comes complete with two steel spreader bars, four flat webbing slings and shackles. The spreader bar is specifically designed so that the pitch of the webbing straps matches the spar/frame pitches on Boeing aircraft. This allows the recovery engineer to position the straps over the spars and prevent secondary damage to the aircraft fuselage.

MODULAR LIFTING BEAM

AMS supply a modular beam system that will include all slings and shackles required to recover a variety of aircraft with varying fuselage circumferences.

The Modular Lifting Beam is a lightweight, easy to use System for smaller aircraft
With many different beam lengths available, the modular beam system is ideally suited for the varied recovery situations associated with disabled lighter aircraft.
Beam spans can range from a minimum of 1.5 metres, with a safe working load of 30 tonnes, to a maximum length of 7 metres also with a safe working load of 30 tonnes. By changing the modular mid sections, beam length can be increased in increments of 0.5 metres. The beam system can also be assembled in an “H” frame configuration for complete aircraft lifts.