AMS and Modulift Celebrate 17 Years of Collaboration
Lifting the World’s Largest Aircraft posted by AJOT | Apr 30 2024 at 11:54 AM | Air Cargo Modulift’s debut aircraft lifting system marked a new era in the commercial and military aerospace sectors when it launched back in 2007 for AMS Aircraft Recovery. When an aircraft fails it must be lifted – safely and efficiently – to get […]
AMS Aircraft Recovery Introduces New Recovery Transporter for Fighter Aircraft
New Recovery Transporter for Military Light Aircraft AMS introduces a new Recovery Transporter that lifts and transports in both hard and soft surface scenarios. The Recovery Transporter has been validated for use with the F-35, F-16, F-22 and other fighter aircraft.
AMS Aircraft Recovery Introduces New Over Wing Lift (OWL©) System
New Over Wing Lift (OWL©) Tooling System to facilitate rapid and safe aircraft recoveries involving landing gear failures. AMS introduces an innovative solution for lifting large commercial aircraft where an air bag lift may not be practical. Mark Knight, AMS’s Technical Director: “The simplicity and cost of AMS’s OWL Tooling Systems makes them an attractive […]
Fuselage Lifting System & Turntable by AMS
Fuselage Lifting System & Turntable by AMS Fuselage Lifting System deployed to raise the nose of a wide-bodied jet aircraft before lowering onto a 50 Tonne Turntable. Exercise conducted by AMS, specialists in aircraft recovery equipment and aircraft recovery training.
Aircraft Lifting and Recovery Demonstration by AMS
Full aircraft lift with lifting air bags and transporter movement on Trident 3 Aircraft by AMS, specialists in aircraft recovery. The video shows the preparation of the airbags and inflation equipment prior to the movement of the aircraft. 30 tonne Single Element Airbags and 15 tonne Single Element Airbags are then deployed at the start […]
Recovery Equipment Training by AMS
The video shows one of the practical exercises students benefit from at AMS’s dedicated training facility in the UK. In this example students deploy airbags to lift the fuselage of a B737 aircraft that had been set up to depict a front landing gear failure.
AMS Sledge Movement System for Aircraft Recovery
AMS Sledge Movement System for Aircraft Recovery This video is introduced by Jerry Paluszek, Lead Principal Engineer at Boeing Company. It shows AMS’s Sledge Movement System deployed to recover an aircraft that has suffered complete landing gear failure.
