Heli-Basket — Made in Montana Product by Spika Welding & Mfg. and Precision Lift, Inc. — Being Tested by US Air Force

Business News The Heli-Basket system, an external load transportation system, has undergone extensive live-load testing by the United States Air Force, and is being certified by the Air Force as a human rescue system.

The Heli-Basket is a Made-in-Montana product — developed by Precision Lift Inc. http://www.precision.rotor.com of Monarch Montana and Seneca SC, and manufactured by Spika Welding & Mfg, http://spikawelding.com/ , Lewistown. Its production has been heralded in Montana as an example of an effective “cluster,” a mutually beneficial collaboration of several businesses.

The ramifications for Heli-Basket becoming certified by the US Air Force, could be “quite significant,” reports Tom Spika, President of Spika Welding & Mfg http://spikawelding.com/ .

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