Helicopters in construction

 While working on a mock construction project scheduling assignment for a theoretical Denver Winter Olympics ski resort, I learned that helicopters are actually regularly used in construction for large structure transport. Even if these projects do not happen often, ski resorts sometimes rely on helicopters to move the large, sometimes 100+ foot tall ski lift towers into the resort, onto the slope, and into place along the lift line. 

With learning about a lot of the heavy equipment used on construction projects, like cranes and excavators, it is awesome to learn about the aerial equipment that is sometimes necessary to get structures standing up. Below are two of the common types of helicopters used for these complex installations.



(video of tower removal)



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