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4-105. PREPARATION FOR SHIPMENT (Con't).
NOTE
Ensure that you leave enough room around the trailer for the tie-downs.
(2)
Use the proper tie-down straps and secure the trailer, from the tie-down and lifting eyes, to the tie-down
rings on the carrying vehicle.
d.
External Air Transport by Helicopter.
(1)
Maneuver the trailer to an area accessible by helicopter.
(2)
Arrange the sling straps so the lift point is no more than 19 ft. (5.8 m) above the highest point of the trailer.
(3)
Be sure the straps are arranged so the lift point is directly above the trailer's center of gravity.
NOTE
Spreader bars have not been developed for this equipment.
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