'Copter "Hauldown"
'Copter "Hauldown"
Clip: 425350_1_1
Year Shot: 1967
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1764
Original Film: 040-079-03
HD: N/A
Location: The deck of a battleship
Timecode: -
The Canadian Navy has developed a new way to land helicopters safely aboard ships. It's called "The Beartrap" and the 'copter is hauled down to the flight deck on cables. Quick shot of a battleship docked in a harbor. A helicopter hovers above the flight deck. A control council. A technician adjusts levers. The helicopter is pulled into the deck by a cable. Two shots of the helicopter landing on the deck.