Helicopter-mounted wrecking ball
Helicopter-mounted wrecking ball
The Kmax helicopter is capable of lifting about 6000 lbs. The owner of the Kmax on this job is a seasoned helicopter contractor who has done jobs all over the world, and the lead mechanic, a friend of mine, is a well trained Kmax mechanic. There was no chance of damaging the helicopter, and as you can see in the video, they did removed small sections of the chimney from the top down. Paret of the reason for using the helicopter was noise reduction (as opposed to an explosion), dust reduction, and no shock wave like you get from an explosion which may have damaged nearby stuctures.