JUNGLE TO JUNGLE

A Columbia Helicopter crew moved a 2.7-million-lb. Shell Oil drill rig between remote jungle sites in Peru in 43.7 flight hours. The project, completed in about a week, required 121 loads--each averaging 22,400 lb. In a trend that should promote helicopter heavy-lift, Shell is operating the project...

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