Lynx Helicopter Landing on a Ship During Rough Seas.

[Trunk Monkay]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC2XIGMI2kM[/media]
[quote]The aircraft has a "harpoon" which includes a "beak" to hold it to a steel grid on the flight deck. The harpoon also pulls the helicopter to the flight deck with hydraulic force. It also has a special characteristic where the blades can go to negative pitch; effectively pushing the helicopter down onto the flight deck (once it has landed). The Lynx is also equipped with a unique wheel-lock system which are better than brakes. And finally, the deck is painted with non-skid paint[/quote]
You can see the "Harpoon" at the end of the video; under the helo's belly, it grabs onto the deck and holds it there. Really really cool, and the pilot has some mad skills too.

[Timebomb575]

[QUOTE=Trunk Monkay;46385880]
You can see the "Harpoon" at the end of the video; under the helo's belly, it grabs onto the deck and holds it there. Really really cool, and the pilot has some mad skills too.[/QUOTE]

so basically the helicopter sticks its dick in the ships deck

hot

[dirty_ape]

Pilot's got balls of steel.

[zeromancer]

I would think getting out and walking on that thing would be quite a challenge in itself. roll off the side of the ship in that kind of weather.

[Trunk Monkay]

[QUOTE=Timebomb575;46385896]so basically the helicopter sticks its dick in the ships deck

hot[/QUOTE]

~aaaaahn, Lynx-chan, your harpooooon~

[Chinook249]

Doesn't the Eurocopter Dauphin have autopilot that does kind of the same thing? Except it keeps it in a hover above the deck so it can do a hot refuel (refuel but without landing)