Posted on 10/14/2004 5:02:53 PM PDT by datura
I Can Fly
Five Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Three (EODMU-3), cling to a line beneath a MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter. The EOD Team was flown over San Diego harbor during a demonstration, known as "spy-rigging," an evolution used by the Navy and Marine Corps for hasty placement and extraction in hostile areas.
In the following photo, this is the view as seen from the rope. For any other old soldiers here that remember "fast roping", this seems to be a great improvement upon that technique which was rather hazardous at best.
For any current active duty soldiers in here that have done this I have a question: Do you remain below the aircraft all of the way to or from your destination, or do they winch you up into the helo? Fast roping out of a Huey (never did it out of a BlackHawk, but the Rangers did in Somalia) had you exiting the bird at the destination only, and wasn't capable of extract. Here's the photos:
I love our soldiers
Looks cool and probably feels great if you are not afraid of heights. Me? Well I would be doing a load in my pants.
I'm the same as you. I can't stand to see other people doing it--pictures, movies, real life. Went to the circus last week and it was very scary--all I could think the whole time was that someone was going to lose their balance and fall. Most of them had nets but I think the lady that had the horses and also was hoisted into the air and did some "tricks" up there didn't. The one act that freaked me out the most was a couple that was walking upside down--way above the arena.
Looks like fun. Of course, I imagine if they were doing it for keepsies it wouldn't be under daylight conditions, which would tend to diminish the fun factor a bit...
(steely)
2nd pic made me dizzzzzy too, but, oddly, I like it.
That's not Ned; it may look like 'im, but the name's Bill.
LOL! You stick to your special operations and he'll stick to his!
Hey, both involve dynamic motion.
Pic 2, Talk about an E-Ticket!
They need to make this into a virtual ride, sorta like The Michael Vick Experience.
You mean like osculation in & out of that there brothel they were gettin' inserted into?
Whew! That's an "E" ticket ride for sure.
NO, but I don't know the specific radar inside that dome.
Perhaps aircraft landing guidance/glide slope?
The two visible CIWS are the two "H" -shaped weapons (think of an "=" sign with a white dot in the middle) on both sides of the flight deck: The CIWS radar dome (from above) is roughly 36" in diameter, the CIWS platform is square and has two radar electronics enclosures below the white dome.
Gin sticks out below the dome.
I'm on dial-up. Its worth the wait! If you're on DSL or Cable it must need adjusted. They should be toned down to at least 800X600 though, so fit on one screen.
Hey! I can see my house from here!
That's exactly what I thought when I saw the photo...
Regards,
Raven6
all great mind think , or something like that...
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