SEI Industries 007898, Operation Manual

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Section 3: Deploying the Bucket
Bambi MAX Bucket Operations Manual 6
Checking Tail Rotor Clearance
WARNING
Using a Bambi MAX Bucket with insufficient tail rotor clearance could result in a tail rotor strike which
could result in serious injury or death.
When a Bambi MAX Bucket is attached directly to the helicopter cargo hook or attached using a longline
less than 50 ft (15 m) in length, it is important to confirm that there is adequate tail rotor clearance. Before
using the Bambi MAX Bucket, check the tail rotor clearance.
1. Determine the tail rotor length by measuring the distance from the cargo hook to the closest
point on the helicopter tail rotor.
2. Determine the bucket overall length from the following chart:
Model
Overall Length
No PowerFill With PowerFill MAX
BBX1518 13
’-3”
4.05 m
Not Applicable
BBX1518S
11’-9”
3.58 m
BBX1821
13’-6”
4.10 m
BBX1821S
11’-11”
3.64 m
BBX2024 17
’-8”
5.39 m
BBX2024S 13
’-5”
4.09 m
BBX2226
13’-6”
4.11 m
BBX2732 20
’-7”
6.27 m
BBX2732S 12
’-9”
3.90 m
BBX3137
20’-11”
6.38 m
BBX3542 21
’-3”
6.48 m
BBX4453
21’-8”
6.60 m 22
’-2”
6.76 m
BBX5566
21’-5”
6.53 m
21’-11”
6.68 m
BBX6578
21’-8”
6.60 m
22’-2”
6.76 m
BBX7590 27
’-11”
8.51 m
28’-5”
8.66 m
BBXHL4000 27
’-9”
8.46 m 28
’-3”
8.61 m
BBXHL5000
29’-3”
8.92 m
29’-9”
9.07 m
BBXHL7600 30
’-8”
9.35 m 31
’-2”
9.50 m
BBXHL9800 31
’-5”
9.58 m 31
’-11”
9.73 m
Lengths are accurate to within 1%. Specifications subject to change.
NOTICE
If using a longline, the minimum recommended length is 50 ft (15 m).