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Airborne Geophysical Survey Helicopter

By Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Investments
Image shows a helicopter with a boom sticking out front with mountains in the background
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Detailed Description

This AS350 helicopter is fitted out for an airborne geophysical survey with instruments in a long "stinger" that juts out in from of the helicopter to get the equipment as far from the rotor blades and the electrical instruments in the cockpit of the helicopter.

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.

Image courtesy of Erik Keyser of Precision GeoSurveys. Used with permission.