On December 21, the British Ministry of Defense released a set of propaganda ** showing a mission of the C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft.
The 99th C-17 large transport aircraft of the RAF Airmobile Unit flew to the Middle East to bring back the equipment participating in the exercise. This included a Merlin MK4*** from the 845th Squadron of the Royal Navy, just in time for Christmas to be shipped back to the UK.
The Merlin MK4*** weighed the equivalent of two London double-decker buses, and in order to meet the standards of air freight, some components, such as the tail boom, needed to be disassembled before they could be loaded into the cargo hold of the C-17. In order to carry out the air transport, it has taken five days to disassemble this ***.
The loading process was carried out closely by Royal Navy and RAF personnel, and the whole process took another six hours, with all personnel working hard to get it done before sunset. **After dismantling, RAF flight mechanics weigh all the components and then carry out the complex loading work to specification. "It was incredible to see Merlin*** and its components and crew loaded into the C-17 transport plane ready to fly back to England for Christmas," said Sergeant Bevan. ”
The C-17 Globemaster III can quickly deliver all types of supplies and troops around the world, however, the transportation process of this type of large-scale equipment is particularly difficult. Because these large ** equipment must be disassembled before they can fit into the cabin.
After all the parts were loaded into the C-17 cargo compartment, the fuselage part of Merlin *** was slowly towed to the interior of the cargo compartment through a winch inside the transport aircraft. "Every movement counts, and it's a challenging job because the fuselage of the *** is only an inch (25.) from the cargo hold4mm), so that all personnel, whether from the Royal Air Force or the Royal Navy, ensure accuracy when completing the loading task. ”
The C-17 transport aircraft will transport the Merlin MK4*** to a base in Oxfordshire, where it will be assembled and test-flown for the event. The Merlin MK4 will then fly to the Royal Naval Aviation Base in Yewilton, located in Somerset.
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