Ground support equipment: Aircraft maintenance crane

Ground Support Equipment

Aircraft Maintenance Crane

The U. S. Navy has a requirement for a C-130 air transportable crane with a 17,000 pound (8,000 kg) capacity for use during aircraft maintenance. Commercial cranes with this capacity are not C-130 air transportable; therefore, Entwistle designed and built the A/S32M-17 Aircraft Maintenance Crane for this mission. The aircraft maintenance mission also requires that the equipment be remotely operated both from the ground and a boom-mounted bucket.

Entwistle model 8807
NSN 3810-01-361-7649
Production - 27 cranes

Specification Data
17,000 lb (8,000kg) load at 10 ft (3 meter) radius 9,000 lb (4,000 kg) load at 25 ft (7.5 meter) radius Diesel engine power Full powershift transmission Quick engine change (QEC) design Four wheel drive	Selectable four wheel, two wheel, or crab steer Electronic load warning system Remote controlled craning functions (from bucket or ground) C-130 air transportable (roll-on/roll-off) 29,000 pounds (13,200 kg) curb weight