Volga-Dnepr Designs Heavy-Lift Cargo Hook

Credit: VOLGA-DNEPR
A “hook” system designed by Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ engineers to secure heavy, single pieces of air cargo for transport has been used to deliver a 98-ton hydroturbine motor wheel from Saint Petersburg to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, this month. The 6.25 X 3.5-meter motor wheel was secured for the flight using...

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