Talk about a purpose-built aircraft. The Erickson Aircrane is the epitome of a machine built for one thing, and one thing only -- to HAUL nearly anything that can fit under its massive frame. Yet for a helicopter with such a singular purpose, the Aircrane is an incredibly versatile vehicle... performing fire suppression, civil protection, construction, and timber harvesting missions, among other tasks no other aircraft could perform in quite the same way.
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to inspiring today's youth through the technology and achievements
in aviation history.
"Either name that node after me, or I too will reject
democracy and seize power as space's evil tyrant overlord. Ball's
in your court."
Source: Comedian Stephen Colbert, who has
campaigned to get various things named after him... including Node
3 of the International Space Station. His write-in campaign to get
NASA to name the new station assembly after himself drew 230,000
votes in NASA's online contest, more than any other name... but it
seems unlikely the agency will accept the results of the
non-binding contest... right?
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