Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!timbuk!cs.umn.edu!msi.umn.edu!src.honeywell.com!uwm.edu!linac!att!cbnews!cbnews!military From: CHAN93%SNYBUFVA.BITNET@CORNELLC.cit.cornell.edu (Alvin M. Chan) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Re: Fixed Wing extraction Message-ID: <1991Feb28.053148.11172@cbnews.att.com> Date: 28 Feb 91 05:31:48 GMT Sender: military@cbnews.att.com (william.b.thacker) Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 21 Approved: military@att.att.com From: "Alvin M. Chan" A little more info on fixed wing extraction with the C-130 Hercules : the rescuee, or maybe a prisoner sits on ground in harness attached to balloon, then the rescuing Herc opens a set of BIG calipers on the nose which will snag the balloon cord, and the balloon. What I'm wondering about is WHERE the person goes after the guy is in the air?!?! Does the guy somehow end up in the area of the back doors? or does he dangle there until the plane is over a dropoff point, and the guy parachutes down? Some film examples are the "Wings" documentary on the discovery channel, specifically the C-130, and also the John Wayne movie "The Green Berets". In the latter example, the rescuee kinda looks like a mannequin, but at least its arms and legs didn't fall off!!! I think the major factor is the rate at which the rescuee leaves the ground, and hopefully a lack of obstacles on the ground! As the Wings documentary stated "get ready for the ride of your life". - Alv