Cargo hook external load equipment includes many technological improvements over the original Bell equipment. They offer reduced maintenance costs while improving utility and safety.

Overall Benefits:

• Extended Shelf & Service Life: Recent product design update and extensive airworthiness analysis now allows for a combined shelf/service life of up to 10 years for products manufactured after February 1, 2020. For products manufactured before February 1, 2020, please refer to shelf and service life information on the product ID tag.
• Protective End Covers: Provide abrasion resistance at both ends of the longline (top and bottom). Reflective cinch strap promotes high visibility.
• Compliances: Supported by Airworthiness Analysis to FAA CFR Title 14, Parts 27 & 29.
• Proof-loading: Proof-loaded to working load limit (WLL).
• Comes With: Permanent ID tag, Certificate of Compliance (COC), transport/storage bag, and user instructions manual.
• Optional Accessories: Contact us to request custom line lengths or hardware (such as a non-electric swivel hook for bottom end), weighted bottom end-covers (for increased load stability and velocity without load), or other accessories.

Longlines

• Longline kits for HEC missions include many essential components for properly rigging your aircraft to carry human external cargo, including the Y-Rope, a rigging plate, longline, weight bag, lanyard, and carabiners.

Rigging Plate

• HEC Rigging Plate helps you manage distribution of up to five separate loads for connecting multiple lanyards during your mission. Four of the holes are rated up to 310 lb.. each, while the center lug is rated for up to 800 lb.. Any combination of loads may be applied through the lower five holes as long as the 310 lb.. load is not exceeded when using each of the side holes and the 800 lb.. overall limit is not exceeded.

Slip-Ring Kit

• Tangled wires and complicated operations with suspended auxiliary equipment are things of the past when you install the Onboard Systems Multi-Channel Slip-Ring Kit. Our Slip-Ring Kit supplies electrical power and control signals to accessory equipment suspended from the rotating cargo hook. Equipment suspended from rotating hooks receive full, direct power, while the hook itself is allowed to rotate freely, unhindered by snagged power cables coming from other parts of the aircraft.

Cargo Hook Retention System - The Cargo Hook Retention System was designed for Bell 205, 212 and 412 operators who need to be able to temporarily keep the cargo hook assembly from rotating during certain types of external load missions. This certified upgrade kit provides a restraining arm that is coupled to the cargo hook assembly and supported by a bracket that is attached to the airframe. It can be quickly enabled or disabled as needed via a quick release ball lock pin.

Benefits

• Stops Cargo Hook Rotation: Length of rod allows for full fore/aft and full lateral movement without hook rotation. Rod is supported by a Teflon® lined bracket that lets the pole smoothly swing forward and back.
• Supports Complex Missions: An elegant solution for situations where you don't want the hook to spin due to multiple cable connections, use of seeding buckets, cone harvesters, portable saws, hydraulic shears, Sacksafoam™, hydraulic pumps, etc.
• Quick & Easy to Use: Once the kit is installed, you can leave it on the aircraft and enable/disable it as needed for each mission via a quick release pin.
• Simple Yet Robust System: Requires minimal maintenance. Service on condition.