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Helicopter lands in water

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#1

Helicopter lands in water

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cySXgiQkDRM&NR=1

Keep watching to see why.

#2

Vic,
That’s been around a while, but great way to pick up Seals, huh?

#3

First time I had seen it, thought I’d share :wink:

#4

Talk about a corrosion control nightmare, though. WOW!

#5

And how many draftees does it take to clean a helicopter?

#6

Hmm, and we have been using a truck and trailer for years, I always though there was a better way!

#7
Doug Arnold said:
And how many draftees does it take to clean a helicopter?
Waaallll Doug, I knows you meant that as a joke, but to set the record straight, we don't have draftees any more, and haven't for a long time, and corrosion control in an aircraft entails a lot more than just a sweep-out of the barn, so to speak.

After that swim, the entire back end of the helo would have been disassembled, cleaned, inspected, preserved, and then re-assembled. Even the jet engines would have been taken apart and gone through.

This recovery exercise is not something that is done everyday, trust me.