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From: amlovell@phoenix.princeton.edu (Anthony M Lovell)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Fixed wing extraction
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Date: 28 Feb 91 05:30:41 GMT
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From: amlovell@phoenix.princeton.edu (Anthony M Lovell)


I saw a picture once of a similar technique wherein a person on the
ground lets up a weather-balloon sort of gizmo on a tether.  A C-130 or
similar transport flew by, snaringthe tether in a gathering vane (sturdy
Y-shaped trap fixed to the very nose.  The person was lifted up and
winched to the ramp in back.  Looked like fun, but not usable in just
any terrain.  I could not believe it, but saw it in AvWeek.  Whether
they consider this a "real" capability or curiousity, I dunno.

tony
amlovell@phoenix.princeton.edu     ...since 1963.