recovery helicopter
1helicopter — /hel i kop teuhr, hee li /, n. 1. any of a class of heavier than air craft that are lifted and sustained in the air horizontally by rotating wings or blades turning on vertical axes through power supplied by an engine. v.i. 2. to fly in a… …
2Helicopter deck — A helicopter deck (or helo deck) is a helicopter pad on the deck of a ship, usually located on the stern and always clear of obstacles that would prove hazardous to a helicopter landing. In the U.S. Navy it is commonly and properly referred to as …
3Military helicopter — A Mi 17 and troops, Afghanistan, 2009. A military helicopter is a helicopter that is either specifically built or converted for use by military forces. A military helicopter s mission is a function of its design or conversion. The most common use …
4Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Service — The Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Service was founded in 1973 by Surf Life Saving Australia. Since their beginning they have saved over 50,000 lives.The Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Service is the longest serving search and rescue… …
5Fulton surface-to-air recovery system — The Fulton surface to air recovery system (STARS) is a system used by the United States Air Force and United States Navy for retrieving persons on the ground from a MC 130E Combat Talon I aircraft. It involves using an overall type harness and a… …
6Shipboard helicopter operations — is the use of techniques which allows operation of rotary wing aircraft from naval vessels. In the case of military vessels the operations also include tactics and associated weapons and troops. Landing a helicopter on the flight deck of what is… …
7Mercury-Redstone 4 — Mission insignia Mission statistics Mission name Mercury Redstone 4 Spacecraft name Liberty Bell 7 Spacecraft mass 1,286 …
8HH-65 Dolphin — Infobox Aircraft name= HH 65C Dolphin caption= HH 65C Dolphins of the United States Coast Guard type= SAR helicopter manufacturer= Eurocopter designer= first flight= 1980 introduction= 1985 retired= status= Active primary user= United States… …
9Lockheed DC-130 — DC 130 Hercules A DC 130H drone control aircraft passing over USS Chosin …
10Mercury-Redstone 3 — Mission insignia Mission statistics Mission name Mercury Redstone 3 Spacecraft name Freedom 7 Spacecraft mass …
