A slingload is an external payload carried underneath a rotary-wing aircraft using a cargo hook and rigging lines. This method allows helicopters to transport oversized equipment, vehicles, or supplies that cannot fit inside the cabin, and deliver them to austere locations without landing. Pilots must carefully manage airspeed and control inputs to prevent the pendulum effect from destabilizing the aircraft.
Heard on the job
We've a slingload of artillery shells rigged and waiting for the Chinook at pickup zone alpha.
Also heard as
- external load