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The Heli-Saddle™
Heli-Saddle Options
Do you need to upgrade to the Heli-Saddle™?
| The original saddles provided by Tug-A-Lug and Heliporter® had rubber pads glued on to them. These would peel off resulting in damage to the helicopter cross tube. |  |
| Even the more recent spray-on coatings fail, allowing steel to contact aluminum. |  |
| Flight & Maintenance Departments have tried a variety of creative coverings, ranging from felt to leather to wood. |  |
 There's a better solution! The Heli-Saddle™ |
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Off-set mounting holes can provide additional lateral clearance with crosstube straps, landing lights, etc. |
Severe damage can occur when your transport tugs steel lifting points gouge the aluminum cross tubes, or when the aircraft inadvertently departs the tug while in transit. The result is high repair costs and lost revenue.
Unlike original equipment where a non-permanent coating is glued or sprayed onto a steel frame, the HELI-SADDLE™ uses a patented process in which a coating of 94-durometer polyurethane is CHEMICALLY BONDED to the steel. The urethane coating exhibits the following impressive characteristics:
- Provides a non-marring contact surface that will not scratch or gouge cross tubes.
- Impervious to 5606 hydraulic fluid, jet fuel, av-gas, engine oils.
- Extremely resistant to ultraviolet degradation.
- Chemically Bonded to the steel frame.
Examples of tug and helicopter combinations |
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Heliporter® and an EC120 |
Heliporter® and a Bell 412 |
Tug-a-Lug and a Bell 222 |
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Helicopter Tooling
We specialize in the refinement of O.E.M. tooling. Our limited, but expanding tool selection is of exceptional quality and priced well below the original manufacturer.
EC135 trim tab tool |
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| P/N TTT-135A Features a direct-reading indicator for tab position. Includes EC145 / UH-72 conversion kit. Protective shipping case is available. |
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Bell 407 trim tab tool |
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| P/N TTT-407A Protective shipping case is available. |
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RADS UTD camera mount for the Bell 407 |
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| P/N UTD-A | ||
Turbomeca engine sling: EC145 / UH-72 |
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| P/N 8819974000A | ||
BK117 / EC145 / UH-72 tail rotor centering tool and bearing/bushing press tools. |
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| P/N 105-31702W-KIT | ||
EC135 / EC145 / UH-72 compression drain tool for hydraulic-pack piston |
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| P/N HYD-135/145 | ||
EC145 / UH-72 alignment bullet for T/R blade mounting fork and torsion strap |
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| P/N EC145 / UH72 | ||
Coming soon: the VERY BEST flashlights for mechanics and crewmembers |
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Coming soon: tool and shipping cases for the helicopter industry |
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Custom Projects
Our designers are available for a wide variety of custom projects. Please contact us to find out what we can create for you.
Cargo Rack for Pilatus PC-12 |
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Designed and built for Air Life of Oregon, Their fleet of Pilatus PC-12s |
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