John:
Originally Posted by
JohnDixson
One other note re the Crane: The US Army had interest in using it to lift the M551 Gen. Sheridan tank, and that was done, with a weight in the mid 50K as I recall. There are pictures on the internet. That was done with a B model Crane.
Doing the math...
CH-54B MGW.......... 47000 lbs
Sheridan approx..... +35000 lbs
54B max external.... -25000 lbs
= Tested GW approx 57000 lbs
I went straight to Mr McKenna's book after you posted, and was surprised to see it wasn't documented there, but as you say, the Web knows all.
Droop
PS... I think your finger strayed, you meant to say "CN Tower".