obelixtim 100 #1 Posted April 29, 2022 Rocket Lab planning to use helicopter to catch part of launched rocket (msn.com) This could be interesting. I wonder if they are able to steer the parachute remotely. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,121 #2 April 29, 2022 Wow. I’d have said it was impossible 10 years ago, but I’d probably be wrong. Wendy P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
obelixtim 100 #3 May 1, 2022 Launch delayed till tomorrow. Weather problem. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,340 #4 May 1, 2022 On 4/29/2022 at 8:55 AM, wmw999 said: Wow. I’d have said it was impossible 10 years ago, but I’d probably be wrong. Wendy P. The old Ryan 147 photo-recon drone was recovered in a similar way. It was an autonomous aircraft that flew a pre-programmed path. It would end the flight by deploying a parachute that would be snatched mid-air by a plane or helicopter. This was done back in the 50s & 60s. Lots of use over Viet Nam. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Model_147 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dudeman17 270 #5 May 1, 2022 It worked for John Wayne! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17z9A6Np2nA There are some related, more serious videos linked from that one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TampaPete 35 #6 May 1, 2022 46 minutes ago, dudeman17 said: It worked for John Wayne! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17z9A6Np2nA There are some related, more serious videos linked from that one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,048 #7 May 2, 2022 17 hours ago, dudeman17 said: It worked for John Wayne! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17z9A6Np2nA There are some related, more serious videos linked from that one. Hi 17, The first person to actually be grabbed like that, an R & D effort by the Army, was J. Scott Hamilton, the former Pres. of USPA. Jerry Baumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
obelixtim 100 #8 May 2, 2022 (edited) Live feed of the mission, blast off in about 20 minutes. Rocket Lab - 'There And Back Again' Launch - YouTube Slight delay, launch in 8 minutes from now. And they got it.... Edited May 2, 2022 by obelixtim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites