discussion Helicopter Landing on Ship

[Guest]

Thought all you Helicopter enthusiasts might like to see this Video. Derek

https://www.youtube.com/embed/bC2XIGMI2kM

 

[Guest]

Thanks Derek that is an amazing clip in many ways.

First of all the piloting of that aircraft takes some skill. Plus the batman has some responsibility.

Camera work and the editing were top notch. Amazing seascape as this boat is tossed on each wave.

Just cannot look away.

Laurie

 

[Ian M]

Did anyone else notice where the Lynx came from. Here's a clue. Godt gået drenge!

Almost make one proud to be a "Dansker" lol

 

[Guest]

That is some exelent skills there!!

It seems it s not only us who have some "big seas" around the Cape of good hope

Theuns

 

[Guest]

And he did it without a 'bear-trap'. I would have just called it quits and flew back to land for an airbase. Why I am not in the navy.

 

[Guest]

Wow....good job the vid is only 2 mins-odd long, as I was starting to look for a sick-bag....

 

[Guest]

Jeez! What took him so long! It was interesting that at about 1:50 in the video the deck remained level and relatively at the same height for quite a time, when he landed. I cannot imagine he could have safely landed earlier when the deck was heaving and at up to 30 degrees or so. He would have slid off. And after landing why didn't he slide off when the next heave came? I didn't see crew running to tie him down.

 

[Guest]

I would be interested to know what the pilot used as a visual reference point to hover, everything incl the horizon moved.

T

 

[Peej]

Well done that man!

 

[Guest]

Steve if you look carefully the helo engages its harpoon, this effectively holds it to the deck in rough weather.

 

[Guest]

Steve if you look carefully the helo engages its harpoon, this effectively holds it to the deck in rough weather.

Yes, I can see a rod-like object moving down. A harpoon would work well on soft ground, but on a steel deck? Could it be magnetic?

 

[Guest]

Hi Steve, there is a round grid set into the deck with rounded hexagonal apertures that the harpoon captures. It's hydraulicly operated & can open & release prior to take off or close and lock prior to shut down. Navy Lynx have castored rear wheels and swivelling front wheels that, if you wanted to you could turn around 360 degrees... This is so the helo can take off into wind should the ship for some reason not be able to head into wind.

 

[Guest]

It wouldn't work on soft ground, it's only designed for grids, this pic illustrates the grid and castored rear wheels nicely

 

[Guest]

This is the harpoon in action, although I can't remember all the wires and gubbins attached

 

[Guest]

This is the harpoon in action, although I can't remember all the wires and gubbins attached

Very interesting, and clever. Thanks. Still, he had to land in just the correct place, in those conditions!

I was in the Navy yonks ago but kept my feet firmly on the deck. I really could not go through a landing like that. The (slight) risk of being bombed or torpedoed—that's OK, but I need to have more control over what I am doing.

 

[Guest]

I've just had a thought. It surely it won't be long before routine automatic landings will be done. A heli with lasers shooting on the deck could easily judge the ship's pitch, roll, yaw and heave and also ditto for the aircraft, and reach a judgement on whether a landing could be made. If so, from that data wait for the best instant to land. Then control the landing itself. Is that being done now?

 

[Guest]

I recall a system where the helo would hover above the deck. Then a cable would be attatched to the bottom going to a winch in the deck.

The helo could then pull collective straining against the cable and as the ship went up the helo went up.Then the whole thing would be winched in.

I just wonder how much strain is put on the rotor system in this way ,maybe that is why it is not used and I would (as the pilot) rather not be tied to the ship as I would like the option of breaking off anytime I like....

Theuns