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Here's a YouTube of the airplane pick up technique described: https://youtu.be/p4fvCcqtumo?t=64 https://youtu.be/p4fvCcqtumo?t=64 "He would then set up the pol
by pajtai 4y ago
Here's a YouTube of the airplane pick up technique described:
https://youtu.be/p4fvCcqtumo?t=64 https://youtu.be/p4fvCcqtumo?t=64
"He would then set up the poles, string the line between them, and attach the harness. The C-47 would then come in low and slow, trailing a grappling hook. The hook would snag the line, lifting the harnessed operative off the ground and into the air behind the airplane, where he’d be winched on board."
And here's a written description with some photos. The photos include one of a C-47 about to do a pick up: https://www.ww2gp.org/gliderpickup/ https://www.ww2gp.org/gliderpickup/
- theshrike79 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulton_surface-to-air_recovery_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulton_surface-to-air_recovery... This was also used in one of the Nolan Batman movies, can't remember which.
- GravitasFailure 4y agoIt was the second one, The Dark Knight, when Batman captures the mob accountant in Hong Kong and returns him to Gotham. It would be a pretty memorable scene in any other movie, but just about everything got upstaged by Heath Ledger.
- mauvehaus 4y agoI don't think you could talk me into jumping out of a plane for fun, but I'd probably pay money to try that.
- mannykannot 4y agoI'm pretty sure the risk in the latter is greater for everyone involved.
- mauvehaus 4y agoI'm not claiming any sort of rationality in this line of thought :-)
- mannykannot 4y agoThanks for the links! The technique with gliders was used to rescue the survivors of the "Gremlin Special" crash, in what is now the Indonesian province of Papua, in 1945. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1945_New_Guinea_Gremlin_Special_rescue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1945_New_Guinea_Gremlin_Specia... It is also how banner-towing aircraft pick up new banners. As it involves a sudden increase in weight and drag while flying near the stall and near the ground, it has its risks.