Heavy Maintenance Crane
Mission
Perform general aircraft maintenance on shore based installations.
Description
The Heavy Maintenance Crane will be used for general aircraft maintenance (removal of wings, engines, transmissions, helicopter rotor heads, etc) on AV-8B, C-130, CH-53 and V-22 aircraft.
Specifications
Primary Function: Removal of wings, engines, transmissions, helicopter rotor heads, etc on AV-8B, C-130, CH-53 and V-22 aircraft.
Prime Contractor: Terex Corp, Waverley Iowa.
Program Status
Acquisition Category: Abbreviated Acquisition Program
Projected Inventory: 69 units
Projected Initial Operating Capability: 3rd quarter Fiscal Year-2010.
Projected Full Operating Capability: 3rd quarter Fiscal Year-2012.
Program Office Description
NAVAIR's PMA-260 manages the procurement, development and fielding of Common Ground Support Equipment and Automatic Test Equipment that supports every Type/Model/Series aircraft within the Naval Aviation Enterprise.
Point of Contact
Naval Air Systems Command
AIR 1.0 Public Affairs Officer
47123 Buse Road, Bldg 2272, Rm 353
Patuxent River, MD 20670-1547
(301) 757-8058
Program Manager