Craig
Cleared for Takeoff
I didn't want to hijack the banner thread, so started this one. How about snatching something a bit larger than a banner, and with something quite a bit bigger than an ag bird.
Snatching something a little larger than a banner...
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Let'sgoflying!
Touchdown! Greaser!
Lost in Shangri-La
gkainz
Final Approach
Yeah, I guess a glider is a little bigger than a person
Fulton Recovery System
Fulton Recovery System
Craig
Cleared for Takeoff
Wonder how many times it has been used operationally for personnel pick up?
gkainz
Final Approach
I know of 1 personally.
denverpilot
Tied Down
Wish I could remember which book it's in around here, but some of the early attempts with the Fulton were done too fast and test folks had some lovely raccoon eyes from busting blood vessels at "launch". And other assorted minor and survivable injuries.
Better than the bad guys catching up to you, for sure. But they modified it a bit to make the pickup a tiny bit less violent according to this book... Now if I could just remember which one it is in... Was a fun read.
Better than the bad guys catching up to you, for sure. But they modified it a bit to make the pickup a tiny bit less violent according to this book... Now if I could just remember which one it is in... Was a fun read.
Checkout_my_Six
Touchdown! Greaser!
like this....bucket drop?
denverpilot
Tied Down
That technique is generally thought to have originated with a missionary pilot by the name of Nate Saint. Or at least he did it often enough that he was known for it.
A really long thin rope and practice your turns about a point...
Checkout_my_Six
Touchdown! Greaser!
yup....that was his son doing the demo in the video.
steingar
Taxi to Parking
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Ever wonder what those two poles on the front of an MC-130 are for?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulton_surface-to-air_recovery_system
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulton_surface-to-air_recovery_system
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Pretty cool. And I didn't remember that it was a B-17. I'm not sure how they would've gotten them inside once they were up there, but hey! it's the movies.
John