S-64 Helps Build Wind Generators in Italy
European Air-Crane, an affiliate of Erickson Air-Crane, has assisted Vestas Wind Systems of Denmark in erecting a dozen three-megawatt wind turbine generat

European Air-Crane, an affiliate of Erickson Air-Crane, has assisted Vestas Wind Systems of Denmark in erecting a dozen three-megawatt wind turbine generators near the Italian mountain village of Ricigliano.

An Erickson S-64F Aircrane flew with a 400-foot longline to deliver 36 turbine blades, each measuring 144 feet long and weighing 15,800 pounds. Narrow and steep roads prevented trucks from carrying the blades. The S-64F flew the individual blades approximately nine miles to the construction sites, allowing their transfer to be completed in less than four days.