HOISTING BARS

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Recognize the purpose and use of hoisting bars.

Hoisting bars are used for carrying, lifting, and ^{handling weapons.} They are normally used during weapons handling and loading evolutions.

AERO 64A1 HOISTING BAR

The Aero 64A1 hoisting bar (fig. 9-12) consists of a cradle, strap, and two carrying handles. The cradle is a weldment frame that has four padded braces. The handles have knurled gripping surfaces. A missile is secured in the cradle by a web strap attached to the tie-down assembly and the bar buckle.

Two Aero 64A1 hoisting bars must be used to manually lift a Sparrow or Shrike missile from a missile skid to an aircraft wing or fuselage-mounted launcher.

AERO 68A HOISTING BAR

The Aero 68A hoisting bar (fig. 9-13) is a bar within a bar that has a hook assembly attached. The length of the bar can be increased by extending the internal bars 15 7/8 inches each.

To manually lift the weapon you must hook the Aero 68A hoisting bar into the weapon lugs. This bar is used to handle or transport any weapon having standard lugs. Weapons weighing up to 1,000 pounds can be lifted if two bars are used

Figure 9-12.-Aero 64A1 hoisting bar. 9-8

Figure 9-13.-Aero 68A hoisting bar.

HLU-256/E MANUAL HOISTING BAR

The HLU-256/E manual hoisting bar (fig. 9-14) consists of a round steel bar with a removable bomb nose plug connector and tail stop plates on one end. A quick-release pin secures the nose plug connector to the bar. When a tee configuration is desired, the nose plug can be relocated to a position at the bar's midpoint. The opposite end of the bar can be used as a lift point in the bomb's tail end. A tail stop is situated 18 inches from this end of the bar.

The HLU-256/E manual hoisting bar is used to manually lift Mk 80 series general-purpose bombs that weigh up to 1,000 pounds during aircraft loading/unloading operations. It is also used for weapons assembly purposes.

BEAMS

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Recognize the purpose and use of beams and identify the loads that each carries.

A beam is a rigid metal item that has an I, H, T, or circular cross section. The rigid portion is fitted with a lifting eye, a sling or sling attaching points, and devices for attaching a load.

Figure 9-14.-HLU-256/E manual hoisting bar. 9-9

Figure 9-15.-Mk 18 Mod 1 handling beam.

^{MK 18 MOD 1 HANDLING BEAM} beam with a lifting eye at its center of gravity and hook-extender assemblies with safety hooks at each The Mk 18 Mod 1 handling beam (fig. 9-15) is a end. The Mk 18 Mod 1 is used during connected structural steel weldment that consists of a cylindrical _{underway replenishment operations for transferring} palletized unit loads. The beam is designed for coupling with cargo hoisting assembly Mk 20 Mod 0, and normally it is used with adjustable pallet slings for making the transfer.