Handling Specialty

#3 Custom Hydraulic Personnel Lift for Assembly of Delta III Rocket

 Solution No. 3
Aerospace  
      
Specifications

3-180-15EW

1,500 lb. Capacity

Hydraulic actuation

143" x 143"

180" vertical travel

 

Features

  • Meets stringent demands of the aerospace industry
  • Tight vertical travel and strict stability constraints
  • Open-grate 144" diameter work platform
Outline

Handling Specialty's experience in the aerospace industry was put to good use in the design and manufacture of a custom personnel lift for the interior assembly of the Delta III rocket which was used to launch satellites into space.

The multi-stage lift has large structural requirements as well as strict stability constraints.  Manufactured for McDonnell Douglas, the lift has an open-grate 144" diameter work platform and vertical travel of 180".  Hydraulically actuated, the lift played an important role in the rocket's assembly.

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