The News-Journal
Section B X X LV/ JL 1 V/ W VJ I V/ vC JL X Thursday, September 12, 1985
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Helicopter gives
Burlington a lift
As part of their "modernization project," Raeford's Burlington
Industries plant had to install a large new air conditioning unit on
top of their building.
As many Raeford and area residents may remember, last year a
large crane towered over the building for quite some time, said Burl
ington Public Relations Officer Harry Williamson.
That crane was also installing an air conditioning unit, said
Williamson.
These units are very large, about the size of "several residential
houses," said Williamson.
But, the newest unit had to be placed in the middle of the building
and a crane could not be used for fe?\r it might fall over with the
weight of the materials, he said.
A helicopter had to be used.
The industrial chopper was used to ferry materials from the
ground, where they were left after being shipped in by truck, said
Williamson.
With the aid of a ground crew and another specialized crew on
the roof, the "penthouse" or large air conditioning unit was pieced
together on the roof, said the relations officer.
Photos by Pam Frederick