Patent ID: 8646728

Claim:
A helicopter, comprising: a load lifting apparatus, the load lifting apparatus having a cable having a length and a free end, a cable store for storing at least a part of the length of the cable, wherein the cable can be removed from the cable store, a load-bearing element arranged on the cable for suspending a load from the load bearing element, the load-bearing element being moved downwards from the helicopter upon removal of the cable from the cable store, the load-bearing element being arranged on the cable such that it can move along the cable, a force-introduction location arranged on the helicopter, on which the cable acts on the helicopter, as the load-bearing element is being lowered or raised, and at least one cable-attachment location arranged on the helicopter for securing the free end of the cable on the helicopter, the at least one cable-attachment location being spaced apart from the force-introduction location so that the cable extends between the force-introduction location and the cable-attachment location.